Terence (Publius Terentius Afer) Saying, General Saying : You tell a tale to a dead man.

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Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,

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No time like the present.

by Mrs. Manley Found in: General Sayings,

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

by Marcus Valerius Martial Found in: General Sayings,

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Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more

Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,

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My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

by Bible Found in: Day Sayings, General Sayings, Time Sayings,

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There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.

by Thomas Haynes Bayly Found in: General Sayings,

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Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]

by Terence (publius Terentius Afer) Found in: General Sayings,

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Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

by Motto Found in: General Sayings,

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Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
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Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,

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