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He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.