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    Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
    without rain.

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Things well fitted abide.

Things well fitted abide.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]

No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]

by Jean Baptiste Racine Found in: General Sayings,
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There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.

There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
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Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.

Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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