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Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.
