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Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

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You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

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The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

by Aristotle Found in: General Sayings,
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He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]

No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.

Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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