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    The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
    Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

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A greater liar than the Parthians.

A greater liar than the Parthians.

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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I sit within a helmless bark.

I sit within a helmless bark.

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Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He is most powerful who governs himself.

He is most powerful who governs himself.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?

Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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