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Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
