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He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.
There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.