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    The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
    (Earth has no unpolluted spring)
    From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
    So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

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Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.

Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]

Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]

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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

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Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

by Edward Young Found in: General Sayings,
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In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.

The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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They that know one another salute a farre off.

They that know one another salute a farre off.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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