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    For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind:
    it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it
    yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

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That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.

That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.

by George Herbert Found in: Results Quotes,
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O! lady, we receive but what we give,
And in our life alone doth nature live;
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O! lady, we receive but what we give,
And in our life alone doth nature live;
Ours is her wedding garment, ours her shroud!

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Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible
consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went
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Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible
consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went
before--consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.

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The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree
I planted--they have torn me--and I bleed!
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The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree
I planted--they have torn me--and I bleed!
I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.

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So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.

So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.

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From little spark may burst a mighty flame.

From little spark may burst a mighty flame.

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So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown
When judges have been babes; great floods have flown
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So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown
When judges have been babes; great floods have flown
From simple sources, and great seas have dried
When miracles have by the greatest been denied.

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What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,
What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things.

What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs,
What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Results Quotes,
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Contentious fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.

Contentious fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Results Quotes,
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