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Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
