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Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
