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Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
