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He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
If you must flie, flie well.
If you must flie, flie well.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
