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The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.

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Wine unlocks the breast.

Wine unlocks the breast.

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What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more

What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.

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Frugality is one thing, avarice another.

Frugality is one thing, avarice another.

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War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

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He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.

He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.

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Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

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The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more

The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]

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Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

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Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?

Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?

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