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    Behold him in conceited circles sail,
    Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
    In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
    He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.

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The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.

The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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Love makes one fitt for any work.

Love makes one fitt for any work.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.

Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.

A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.

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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.

We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.

by William Cowper Found in: General Sayings,
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A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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