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Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
