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    Will fortune never come with both hands full,
    But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
    She either gives a stomach and no food--
    Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
    And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
    That have abundance, and enjoy it not.

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It adds to the glory both of soule and body.

It adds to the glory both of soule and body.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Our praises are our wages.

Our praises are our wages.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.

It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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