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    One to destroy is murder by the law,
    And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
    To murder thousands takes a specious name,
    War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.

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The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.

He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Good Americans when they die go to Paris.

Good Americans when they die go to Paris.

by Unknown Found in: Paris Sayings, General Sayings,
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His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.

The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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