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Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
As many servants so many enemies.
As many servants so many enemies.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
