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No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
