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    The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
    And is not careful what they mean thereby,
    Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
    He can at pleasure stint their melody:
    Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.

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Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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One flower makes no garland.

One flower makes no garland.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to read more

He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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By many indignities we come to dignities.

By many indignities we come to dignities.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Do not expect good from another's death.

Do not expect good from another's death.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: General Sayings,
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For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.

For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.

So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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