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    Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
    And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
    Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
    Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
    Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
    A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

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The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that goes softly goes safely.

He that goes softly goes safely.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.

He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at read more

He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at all.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

by William Shakespeare 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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