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In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
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.]
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
