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The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
He that sends a foole expects one.
He that sends a foole expects one.
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
