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Perhaps when all is written courageously, I shall have no courage left to publish it.

The task of keeping the galley fire alight was both difficult and strenuous, and it took his thoughts away from the chances of immediate dissolution.

Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business: what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness.

Fatigue yourself, but once, to utter exhaustion, and to the end of life you shall not recover the former vigour of your frame.

For death also is one piece of the business of life, and, here as elsewhere, it is enough to do well what comes to our hand.