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The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon.

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Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.

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Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech.

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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

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Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

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The argument is at an end.

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Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant.

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Wisdom oft lurks beneath a tattered coat.

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A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of things.

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If you refuse where you have always granted you invite to theft.

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