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    At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
    He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
    Tormenting himself with his prickles.

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Good service is a great inchantment.

Good service is a great inchantment.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more

Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.

Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.

by Thales Of Miletus Found in: General Sayings,
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Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.

Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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They talk like angels but they live like men.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

by Saint Jerome Found in: General Sayings,
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Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.

Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: General Sayings,
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As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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