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    Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
    Like a Colossus, and we petty men
    Walk under his huge legs and peep about
    To find ourselves dishonorable graves.

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Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]

Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]

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Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
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Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.

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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

by Francis Quarles Found in: General Sayings,
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A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
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A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

by John Dryden Found in: General Sayings,
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Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.

Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!

God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!

by Robert Browning Found in: General Sayings,
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Punishment Sayings,
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But few prize honour more than money.

But few prize honour more than money.

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