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Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
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.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
