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There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.