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A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
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.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
