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Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
