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Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.