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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
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.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
