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    How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
    of thy sleep?
    Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
    hands to sleep:
    So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
    and thy want as an armed man.

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Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more

Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]

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

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

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Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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