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It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
