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    Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
    Who never to himself hath said,
    This is my own, my native land!
    Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
    As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
    From wandering on a foreign strand!

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I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: General Sayings,
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Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.

Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.

To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: General Sayings,
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Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.

Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.

The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]

Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]

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The goddess was discovered by her gait.

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more

Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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