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If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
