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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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Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

by Motto Found in: General Sayings,
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For washing his hands, none sels his lands.

For washing his hands, none sels his lands.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

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Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]

Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]

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O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.

O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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