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    That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
    we can have is disregarded.

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The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

by Unattributed Author Found in: General Sayings,
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So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

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What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.

The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.

by William Cowper Found in: General Sayings,
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Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.

Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more

If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The bird loves her nest.

The bird loves her nest.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more

He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

by Robert Herrick Found in: General Sayings,
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