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One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.