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With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be my master.]
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
Live till to-morrow, will have pass'd away.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
