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Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.
Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.
The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.
A woman of honor should not expect of others things she would not do herself.
A woman of honor should not expect of others things she would not do herself.
Disagreeable suspicions are usually the fruits of a second
marriage.
[Lat., Les soupcons importuns
Sont d'un read more
Disagreeable suspicions are usually the fruits of a second
marriage.
[Lat., Les soupcons importuns
Sont d'un second hymen les fruits les plus communs.]
Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated.
Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated.
Suspicion is the courageous side of weakness
Suspicion is the courageous side of weakness
Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.
Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to read more
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.