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    This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
    And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
    With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
    Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.

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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.

Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.

He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Life like an empty dream flits by.

Life like an empty dream flits by.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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No pain, no gain.

No pain, no gain.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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