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The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
