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Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
