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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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The absent partie is still faultie.

The absent partie is still faultie.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

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Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

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So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?

When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that is at ease seekes dainties.

He that is at ease seekes dainties.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.

Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: General Sayings,
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