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To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
