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Life like an empty dream flits by.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
