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Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
