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    O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
    Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
    I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
    It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

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Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.

Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: General Sayings,
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He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.

He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

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The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.

Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.

A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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