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A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
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A usurper always distrusts the whole world.
[It., Usurpator diffida
Di tutti sempre.]
Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
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Three things a wise man will not trust,
The wind, the sunshine of an April day,
And woman's plighted faith.
The feeling of mistrust is always the last which a great mind acquires.
The feeling of mistrust is always the last which a great mind acquires.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure,
Distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.
On one issue at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.
