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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
