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Phrase of the day 5/2

jim_1 (Zone 5B)

5 years ago

Kill with kindness

In Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Petrucio explains all the measures he intends to take to curb his headstrong Kate. He plans all sorts of tricks to keep her awake night after night. Then sums up by saying: “This is a way to kill a wife with kindness. And thus I’ll curb her mad and headstrong humour.”

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