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Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
