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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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The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.

The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.

Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Stir not dying embers.

Stir not dying embers.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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