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Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
