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    Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
    To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
    See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
    Which rank corruption destines for their heart!

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Too much of anything is bad.

Too much of anything is bad.

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To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more

To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The body is sooner drest then the soule.

The body is sooner drest then the soule.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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We are fooles one to another.

We are fooles one to another.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A mans discontent is his worst evill.

A mans discontent is his worst evill.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.

Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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A woman's general. What should we fear?

A woman's general. What should we fear?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Sweet is revenge--especially to women.

Sweet is revenge--especially to women.

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A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.

A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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