Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Weening is not measure.

Weening is not measure.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.

Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
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Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.

We see not our own backs.

We see not our own backs.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.