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Entire affection hateth nicer hands.
Entire affection hateth nicer hands.
O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.
[Ger., O der alles vergrossernden Eifersucht.]
O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.
[Ger., O der alles vergrossernden Eifersucht.]
Can't I another's face commend,
Or to her virtues be a friend,
But instantly your forehead louers,
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Can't I another's face commend,
Or to her virtues be a friend,
But instantly your forehead louers,
As if her merit lessen'd yours?
What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any read more
What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.
Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And Secrecy the human dress.
Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And Secrecy the human dress.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
