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No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.