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Friday, May 02, 2014

Post #1539

The woodman is superior by knowledge of his art rather than by strength ; the pilot guides the swift ship in the dark-blue sea by skill, when it is tempest-tossed ; the charioteer is superior to his rival by his skill.
—Homer

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A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.

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