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Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more

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.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: General Sayings,
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O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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