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How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
