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Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
