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One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
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.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.
Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
