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The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
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The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

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That which two will, takes effect.

That which two will, takes effect.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.

He that is angry at a feast is rude.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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