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 Posted - 06 Dec 2006 : 00:10:04
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hello,fellows,i'm trying to find the answer to a question,please...in the second book of the shadows of avatar trilogy,the phrase ignis aurum probat,miseria fortes viros is written....can ANYONE tell me what it means?I looked everywhere i could...ed greenwood,i hope you'll see this,this is the only way i could do this,as i'm not very good on these computers yet,they just came to us hillbillies back in the missori brush...thanks for your time,everyone,sorry i was so long-winded.thanks,webmaster for having pity on me,and telling me to do this.
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Kentinal
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Posted - 06 Dec 2006 : 00:21:25
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| Fire tests gold; adversity tests strong men |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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