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He who pardons easily invites offense.
Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.
It takes good memory to keep up a lie.
Who's a prince or beggar in the grave?
Love reigns a very tyrant in my heart.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
Words are healers of the sick tempered.
The force of necessity is irresistible.
A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.
In war the first casualty is the truth.
The return makes one love the farewell.
Paper is like Joyce Carol Oates: white.
Honour is purchas'd by the deeds we do.
More childish valorous than manly wise.
Accursed be he that first invented war.
I shine in tears like the sun in April.
Nature designed us to be of good cheer.
We are all slaves to the shining metal.
Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
Those who know the least obey the best.
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
Gossip is more popular than literature.
Justice in the extreme is often unjust.
Honor, without money, is a mere malady.
Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.
Why should he who is scared be careful?
I would not like a king who could obey.
The whole worl's in a state o' chassis.
First thoughts are not always the best.
Be grateful for yourself...be thankful.
Wit has as few true judges as painting.
Whoever is new to power is always harsh.
Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.
They who prosper take on airs of vanity.
Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.
But time growing old teaches all things.
Time as he grows old teaches all things.
Allegory dwells in a transparent palace.
Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!
The shortest pleasures are the sweetest.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
The object of art is to give life shape.
Small crimes always precedes great ones.
He who will travel far spares his steed.
Without money honor is merely a disease.
He who has far to ride spares his horse.
The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
No just person ever became quickly rich.
Even in dreams doing good is not wasted.
He that knows no guilt can know no fear.