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Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.

Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.

Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
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Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

by Lord Edward Coke Found in: General Sayings,
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I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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