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    Quoth Sidrophel, If you suppose,
    Sir Knight, that I am one of those,
    I might suspect, and take th' alarm,
    You bus'ness is but to inform;
    But if it be, 'tis ne'er the near,
    You have a wrong sow by the ear.

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Suspicion follows close on mistrust.

Suspicion follows close on mistrust.

by Gotthold Lessing Found in: Suspicion Quotes,
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Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.

Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.

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The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

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A woman of honor should not expect of others things she would not do herself.

A woman of honor should not expect of others things she would not do herself.

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There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to read more

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.

by Demosthenes Found in: Suspicion Quotes,
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Suspicion is the courageous side of weakness

Suspicion is the courageous side of weakness

by Thomas Kempis Found in: Suspicion Quotes,
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Without your knowledge, the eyes and ears of many will see and
watch you, as they have done already.
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Without your knowledge, the eyes and ears of many will see and
watch you, as they have done already.
[Lat., Multorum te etiam oculi et aures non sentientem, sicuti
adhuc fecerunt, speculabuntur atque custodient.]

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To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time
without coming to a conclusion is read more

To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time
without coming to a conclusion is the defect.

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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the
kite the covered hook.
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The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the
kite the covered hook.
[Lat., Cautus enim metuit foveam lupus, accipiterque
Suspectos laqueos, et opertum milvius hamum.]

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