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This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.

This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Everyone has his besetting sin.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.

Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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