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Too much taking heede is losse.

Too much taking heede is losse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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His bark is worse than his bite.

His bark is worse than his bite.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.

We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.

'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

by John Milton Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.

'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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