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Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.