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Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
A man suffers death himself as often as he loses those dear to
him.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
