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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.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
