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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.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
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Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
Sinks smilingly forsworn.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
