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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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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.

Bad beginnings, bad endings.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.

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In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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