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Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
