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Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
