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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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Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: General Sayings,
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Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.

He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Although the last, not least.

Although the last, not least.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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Gifts enter every where without a wimble.

Gifts enter every where without a wimble.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.

He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Punishment Sayings,
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