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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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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.

Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.

He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.

Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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What! upon compulsion? No!

What! upon compulsion? No!

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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