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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.

by Bible Found in: Fire Sayings, General Sayings,
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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

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In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.

In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.

But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.

Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.

by George Herbert 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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