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    Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
    'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
    But he that filches from me my good name
    Robs me of that which not enriches him
    And makes me poor indeed.

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Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.

Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

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The House shewes the owner.

The House shewes the owner.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.

He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

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No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.

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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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