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No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]