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    We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
    we long for it jealously.

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All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: General Sayings,
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A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.

A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.

The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.

Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.

It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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