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You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
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It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
