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No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
