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    One fire burns out another's burning,
    One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
    Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
    One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

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Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Many a smale maketh a grate.

Many a smale maketh a grate.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: General Sayings,
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Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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This is the real secret of all that indignation.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

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