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In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
