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

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That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.

The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.

by Unattributed Author Found in: General Sayings,
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But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.

The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.

by Lord Edward Coke Found in: General Sayings,
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Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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