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    A man so various, that he seem'd to be
    Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
    Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
    Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
    But in the course of one revolving moon,
    Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

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Victory or Westminister Abbey.

Victory or Westminister Abbey.

by Motto Found in: General Sayings,
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It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

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The sun sets without thy assistance.

The sun sets without thy assistance.

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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

by Bible Found in: Ants Sayings, General Sayings,
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He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

by James Russell Lowell Found in: General Sayings,
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But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more

Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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There are more men threatned then stricken.

There are more men threatned then stricken.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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