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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the read more
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
