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Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
