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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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There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.

Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.

by Bible Found in: Fire Sayings, General Sayings,
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Love rules his kingdome without a sword.

Love rules his kingdome without a sword.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: General Sayings,
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And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.

And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.

Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.

Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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