Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.

Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.

Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

There's always a shot in the locker.

There's always a shot in the locker.

With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.