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Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

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Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.

Anger is like
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,
Self-mettle tires him.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more

The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

by Robert Burton Found in: General Sayings,
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That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.

That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.

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It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
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It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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