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The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Who could be happy and alone or good?
Who could be happy and alone or good?
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
