A remedy too strong for the disease.

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Nobly to live, or else nobly to die, Befits proud birth.

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“A remedy too strong for the disease.”

“There are many wonderful things, and nothing is more wonderful than man.”

“Nobly to live, or else nobly to die, Befits proud birth.”

“The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death! All other things almighty Time disquiets.”

“Your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.”

“Only two topics can be of the least interest to a serious and studious mood—sex and the dead.”

“If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.”