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    O wad some power the giftie gie us
    To see oursel's as ithers see us!
    It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
    And foolish notion;
    What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
    And ev'n devotion!

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Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.

The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Love and life are for to-day.

Love and life are for to-day.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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This is the real secret of all that indignation.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Good things soon find a purchaser.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

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