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Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

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Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He can afford to be a fool.

He can afford to be a fool.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Idleness induces caprice.

Idleness induces caprice.

by James Russell Lowell 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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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: General Sayings,
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Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]

Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]

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If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.

If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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