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Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable read more
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
