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    Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
    Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
    Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
    And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!

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The king can do no wrong.

The king can do no wrong.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

by Aristotle Found in: General Sayings,
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.

A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]

The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]

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From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.

From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.

He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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