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With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.