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Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.