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Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
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.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
