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Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.
Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
