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God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
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.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.