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I have a strong suspicion . . . that much that passes for constant love is a golded- up moment read more
I have a strong suspicion . . . that much that passes for constant love is a golded- up moment walking in its sleep.
Suspicion follows close on mistrust.
Suspicion follows close on mistrust.
 All is not well.
 I doubt some foul play. Would the night were come!
  Till then sit read more 
 All is not well.
 I doubt some foul play. Would the night were come!
  Till then sit still, my soul. Foul deeds will rise,
   Though all the earth o'erwhelm them, to men's eyes. 
 The losing side is full of suspicion.
 [Lat., Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio.]  
 The losing side is full of suspicion.
 [Lat., Ad tristem partem strenua est suspicio.] 
 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.] 
Suspicion is a mental picture seen through an imaginary keyhole
Suspicion is a mental picture seen through an imaginary keyhole
 As to Caesar, when he was called upon, he gave no testimony 
against Clodius, nor did he affirm that read more 
 As to Caesar, when he was called upon, he gave no testimony 
against Clodius, nor did he affirm that he was certain of any 
injury done to his bed. He only said, "He had divorced Pompeia 
because the wife of Caesar ought not only to be clear of such a 
crime, but of the very suspicion of it." 
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.
 The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the 
kite the covered hook.
 [Lat., Cautus read more 
 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.]