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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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Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.

He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Make hay while the sun shines.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

by Old Song Found in: General Sayings,
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To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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