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He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.