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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more

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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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.

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Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

by Samuel Butler 1 Found in: General Sayings,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!

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That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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