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This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
