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I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
I have other fish to fry.
I have other fish to fry.
His essences turn the live air sick.
His essences turn the live air sick.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
