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A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
