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Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]