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    A crown
    Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
    Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
    To him who wears the regal diadem.

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Great paines quickly find ease.

Great paines quickly find ease.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.

Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.

The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

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Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]

Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]

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From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.

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Time flies never to be recalled.

Time flies never to be recalled.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

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