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We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
