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What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
