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All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.