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He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
