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    The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
    horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
    eagles produce a peaceful dove.
    [Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
    Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
    Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
    Progenerant aquilae columbam.]

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My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.

Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.

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Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.

Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

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One slumber finds another.

One slumber finds another.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.

You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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