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I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
