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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
