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The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.