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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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One mouth doth nothing without another.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more

'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?

What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.

No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.

by Henry Carey Found in: General Sayings,
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It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last read more

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Everyone is a master and servant.

Everyone is a master and servant.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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