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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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Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

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Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.

Love makes all hard hearts gentle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Something must be allowed to custom.

Something must be allowed to custom.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

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Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?

Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.

When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.

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