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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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The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

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Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.

Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.

As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?

How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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