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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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How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.

How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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All the world's a stage.

All the world's a stage.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.

Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

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And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

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