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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

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When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Folly growes without watering.

Folly growes without watering.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A pittifull mother makes a scald head.

A pittifull mother makes a scald head.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.

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Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

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