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I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
