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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.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
This victory will be your I ruin.
This victory will be your I ruin.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
