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To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
