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His wit invites you by his looks to come,
But when you knock, it never is at home.
His wit invites you by his looks to come,
But when you knock, it never is at home.
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is read more
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
[Fr., Tremblez, tyrans, vous etes immortels.]
Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
[Fr., Tremblez, tyrans, vous etes immortels.]
Under conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think.
Under conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think.
What is more cruel than a tyrant's ear?
[Lat., Quid violentius aure tyranni?]
What is more cruel than a tyrant's ear?
[Lat., Quid violentius aure tyranni?]
A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the
profit of all, a read more
A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the
profit of all, a tyrant only to please a few.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
