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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
