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I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
