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I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

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The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more

He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.

Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.

by John Heywood Found in: General Sayings,
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The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
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The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]

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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

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The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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