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A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
