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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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He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.

Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The silver livery of advised age.

The silver livery of advised age.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.

Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Like people, like priest.

Like people, like priest.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

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The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

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The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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