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To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
