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The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
