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    Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
    Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
    Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
    And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!

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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.

He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: General Sayings,
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Vertue never growes old.

Vertue never growes old.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.

I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.

Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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