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No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.