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A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
