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Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
