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Princes have no way.

Princes have no way.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

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There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more

There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.

by Unattributed Author Found in: General Sayings,
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Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.

Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.

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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.

Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.

No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

by Algernon Sidney Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.

Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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