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    But he who stems a stream with sand,
    And fetters flame with flaxen band,
    Has yet a harder task to prove--
    By firm resolve to conquer love!

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To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

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You kick against the goad.

You kick against the goad.

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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

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Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.

Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.

They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

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No herb can remedy the anguish of love.

No herb can remedy the anguish of love.

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