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A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus read more
Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.
[Lat., Imperium flagitio acquisitum nemo unquam bonis artibus
exercuit.]
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
