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He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
