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Mercy surpasses justice.


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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.



All good things must come to an end.

All good things must come to an end.



The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.



The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.

The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.



Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.



Many small make a great.

Many small make a great.



Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.

Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.



That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.

That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.




In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.

In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.





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Things have changed. The suburbs are developed, but other parts, like where we recorded Spirit and Danse Manatee are still woodland and farmland.

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Usually, so far as improvement in the people's economic conditions is concerned, humanitarians simply play the role of the busybody.

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