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Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.