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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?
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.
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their
objects than love.
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their
objects than love.
Men are the cause of women not loving one another.
[Fr., Les hommes sont la cause que les femmes read more
Men are the cause of women not loving one another.
[Fr., Les hommes sont la cause que les femmes ne s'aiment point.]
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
But through the heart
Should Jealousy its venom once diffuse,
'Tis then delightful misery no more,
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But through the heart
Should Jealousy its venom once diffuse,
'Tis then delightful misery no more,
But agony unmix'd, incessant gall,
Corroding every thought, and blasting all
Love's paradise.
Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person read more
Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.