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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.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
