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    Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
    To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
    See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
    Which rank corruption destines for their heart!

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Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more

Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.

The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.

Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For read more

She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.

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No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more

No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?

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Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

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Out of mind, when out of view.

Out of mind, when out of view.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: General Sayings,
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

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The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.

The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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