Fame may be compared to a scold: the best way to silence her is to let her
alone, and she will at last be out of breath in blowing her own trumpet.
-- Fuller
alone, and she will at last be out of breath in blowing her own trumpet.
-- Fuller
Related:
- Let art alone.
She's got enough guys sleeping with her... - Let us a little permit Nature to take her own way; she better understands
her own affairs than we.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book iii... - For her own breakfast she 'll project a scheme,
Nor take her tea without a stratagem.
Edward Young (1684-1765) -- Love of Fame, Satire vi... - Her lies my wife, let her rest She is peaceful and quiet and its best For
when she is not talking and such I am able to enjoy the day very much If
she will stay here,
let her be If you disturb her, you'll see... - I have just learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's
wife happy.
First, let her think she's having her way. And second... - This house is to be let for life or years;
Her rent is sorrow,
and her income tears. Cupid, 't has long stood void... - The sky was dark, the moon was high
All alone just she and I
Her hair was soft,
her eyes were blue I knew just what she wanted to... - Inflatable dolls--the ad says, "She never has a headache." But you do,
blowing her up. -- Robert... - Someone let the air out of
her lock...
From the same category:
- The room seems to spin violently in circles.
As your eyes focus..... - Rule 46, Oxford Union Society, London:
Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises shall
be liable to a fine of one pound.
Any animal leading a blind person... - Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace,
the magic of a name? -- Thomas Campbell (1777-1844)... - A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
--
William Makepeace... - Windows:
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