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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.

One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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So many men in Court and so many strangers.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.

Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

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All complaine.

All complaine.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]

Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]

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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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