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Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Laughter holding both his sides.
Laughter holding both his sides.