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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
