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    Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
    eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
    abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

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Let the cobbler stick to his last.

Let the cobbler stick to his last.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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All that shakes falles not.

All that shakes falles not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath little is the lesse durtie.

He that hath little is the lesse durtie.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.

Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.

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He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

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