n so sweet as that set upon a woman's tongue.
* * * * *
I never could understand why doleful songs should herald a joyous
hereafter.
* * * * *
If you keep your eyes fixed upon the stars you will fall into the first
mill pond.
* * * * *
You are told, "That if you violate a sacrament of the church you will
howl in hell for it." You know that if you violate nature's laws you
will howl here.
* * * * *
While poverty spins threads of gold with which to weave a garment to
cover her nakedness, the plutocrat melts the threads into sovereigns for
his own use.
* * * * *
Every yellow stream is not the Tiber.
* * * * *
The wise man dreads, not noise, but eternal silence.
* * * * *
Loud complaints may be only vents for little ills.
* * * * *
It is not enough to conceive a truth, we must act.
* * * * *
When one is bereft of hope the last sorrow has arrived.
* * * * *
The woman who loves not flattery has yet to be born.
* * * * *
This must be a golden age--everybody is running after it.
* * * * *
Beauty is the recompense given to women for her weakness.
* * * * *
Some sins squeak like a snared rabbit--others roar like a lion.
* * * * *
An immaculate reputation may hide a multitude of black lies.
* * * * *
Angels walk on threads of gold from heaven to earth. These threads are
only spun in the loom of the human heart.
* * * * *
Abject spirits creep--men walk.
* * * * *
A small hole is a cavern to a mole.
* * * * *
A kiss hangs not long on a pretty lip.
* * * * *
You cannot rear a new babe on old milk.
* * * * *
A man may woo a dove and marry a screech owl.
* * * * *
Satire is a javelin which pierces the thickest skin.
* * * * *
A mist may hide the sun but it does not b
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