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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The big thieves hang the little ones.

The big thieves hang the little ones.

by Czech Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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In vain I trusted that the flowing bowl
Would banish sorrow, and enlarge the soul.
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In vain I trusted that the flowing bowl
Would banish sorrow, and enlarge the soul.
To the late revel, and protracted feast,
Wild dreams succeeded, and disorder'd rest.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Intemperance Quotes,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

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Let the worst come to the worst.

Let the worst come to the worst.

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