Quotations from Georg Ebers by Unknown
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THE SISTERS, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#27][ge27v10.txt]5465 A debtor, says the proverb, is half a prisoner Old women grow like men, and old men grow like women They get ahead of us, and yet--I would not change with them THE SISTERS, by Ebers, Complete [GE#28][ge28v10.txt]5466 A subdued tone generally provokes an equally subdued answer A mere nothing in one man's life, to another may be great A debtor, says the proverb, is half a prisoner Air of a professional guide And what is great--and what is small Before you serve me up so bitter a meal (the truth) Behold, the puny Child of Man Blind tenderness which knows no reason By nature she is not and by circumstances is compelled to be Deceit is deceit Desire to seek and find a power outside us Evolution and annihilation Flattery is a key to the heart Hold pleasure to be the highest good If you want to catch mice you must waste bacon |
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