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No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
