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He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.

If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

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The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

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Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!

Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!

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Opportune times for speaking.

Opportune times for speaking.

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The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

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Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.

Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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