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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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Know thy opportunity.

Know thy opportunity.

by Pittacus Of Mitylene Found in: General Sayings,
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Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.

Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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An old friend is a new house.

An old friend is a new house.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The Germans wit is in his fingers.

The Germans wit is in his fingers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.

Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.

He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Turn about is fair play.

Turn about is fair play.

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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

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