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As a tree bends, so shall it grow; As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined; As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it; As you sow so shall you reap; Ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer; Ask my companion if I be a thief; Ask no questions and hear no lies; Attack is the best form of defense; At the end of my rope
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
These wise sayings of men of former times, the words of famous men, are consecrated at holy Pytho; from there Klearchos [c] copied them carefully, to set them up, shining afar, in the precinct of Kineas. When a child, show yourself well behaved; When a young man, self controlled; In middle age, just; As an old man, a good counsellor;
And you would best learn to know yourselves were you to consider what grounds you have for arrogance, that you should undertake to rule over us." [ 23 ] He then asks whether they think they are more just, or more courageous, or more intelligent than other men, indicating that to know oneself is to know one's worth in comparison to others.
Diogenes Laërtius recorded that when Zeno of Citium "consulted the oracle, as to what he ought to do to live in the most excellent manner, the God answered him that he ought to become of the same complexion as the dead, on which he inferred that he ought to apply himself to the reading of the books of the ancients.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the L ORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing ...
This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be rememberèd— We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition;
You've likely heard the saying, 'good things come in small packages,' and you'll find that it's especially true when it comes to pets. Our four-legged friends can leave paw prints on our hearts ...