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    Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
    Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
    Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
    Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

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Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.

Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.

The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.

For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Too much taking heede is losse.

Too much taking heede is losse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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