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    There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
    which I know not:
    The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
    the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
    with a maid.

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The miser is ever in want.

The miser is ever in want.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

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Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.

Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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There is no evil without its compensation.

There is no evil without its compensation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that serves, must serve.

He that serves, must serve.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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