Vocabulary
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to stare at; to glare at
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
after a short time; presently
if any; if it exists
inside a space
virtually nonexistent; negligible
unlikely event; rare occurrence
unskilled; not very good at
best practices; best practice
several years standing; over several years
principle of sufficient reason
principle of sufficient reason
law of thought
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
I told you so; you see that?
Cleopatra's nose; a small thing with a huge influence
see Naples and die
Rome was not built in a day
there's no medicine for stupidity
murder will out
a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed
a law is a law, however undesirable it may be
wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
the clothes do not make the man; the cowl does not make the monk
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
faith will move mountains
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate
a neighbour is better than a relative living far
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
poor speakers make long speeches; brevity is the soul of wit
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
what kind of business; what sort of matter
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love