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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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There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.

There is no law more just, than that he, who plots death, should
perish by his own craft.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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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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To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

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A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.

The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.

None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.

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