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    I would have thee gone,
    And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
    Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
    Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
    And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

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Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

by Solon Found in: General Sayings,
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He carries well, to whom it waighes not.

He carries well, to whom it waighes not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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One heat another heat expels.

One heat another heat expels.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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He is not poor who has a competency.

He is not poor who has a competency.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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