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It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
