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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
