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All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.