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Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.
Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
