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Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
