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Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!