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Between two stools one sits on the ground.
[Fr., S'asseoir entre deux selles le cul a terre.]
Between two stools one sits on the ground.
[Fr., S'asseoir entre deux selles le cul a terre.]
He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.
He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in read more
Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in the town or the country, being unlucky or lucky, winning or losing. It is how we win, how we lose, how we live or die, finally, how we choose.
He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine read more
He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
[Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
[Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
Demons wait at crossroads attempting to influence our decisions.
Demons wait at crossroads attempting to influence our decisions.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
