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Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
