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    The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
    pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
    dissatisfied with our own.]

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When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

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Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.

A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.

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The tree is known by his fruit.

The tree is known by his fruit.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]

No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]

The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]

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