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Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.