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If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
