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He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
