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The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
