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There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washed it away;
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One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washed it away;
Agayne I wrote it with a second hand,
But came the tyde and made my paynes his prey.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Forgetfulness Quotes,
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And through the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
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And through the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
Whose name was Appetite; he did bestow
Both guestes and meate, whenever in they came,
And knew them how to order without blame.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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