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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.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
