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The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]

The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]

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Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed.
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Presents at once? That's good. He is sure to succeed.
[Ger., Gleich schenken? das ist brav. Da wird er reussieren.]

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He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
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He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Being on sea saile, being on land settle.

Being on sea saile, being on land settle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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