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Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
