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    There is a tide in the affairs of men,
    Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
    Omitted, all the voyage of their life
    Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

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It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

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Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.

When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune favours the bold.

Fortune favours the bold.

by Virgil Found in: Boldness Sayings, General Sayings,
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In spending lies the advantage.

In spending lies the advantage.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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