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Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.
Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
