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Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
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?
Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.
Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.
A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it
A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it
The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.
The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbours.
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbours.
Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.
Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.
I'd worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood.
I'd worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood.
You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.
You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.