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Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
