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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.

    by Alexander Pope Found in General Sayings, Satire Sayings,
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Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.

Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.

by Thales Of Miletus 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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Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.

Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.

by Abraham Cowley Found in: General Sayings, Public Sayings,
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These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.

These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

by Syrus (publilius Syrus) Found in: General Sayings,
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A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

by Sir Henry Ellis Found in: General Sayings,
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My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.

My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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