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What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
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.]
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
