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    It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
    those who are well to do.

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Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.

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Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.

Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more

Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!

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A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

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You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

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Love is not found in the market.

Love is not found in the market.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

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The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]

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