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A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
