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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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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.

It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.

And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: General Sayings,
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In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

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Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.

Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Scared out of his seven senses.

Scared out of his seven senses.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

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So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.

So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: General Sayings,
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No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]

No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]

by Jean Baptiste Racine Found in: General Sayings,
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