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    How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
    of thy sleep?
    Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
    hands to sleep:
    So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
    and thy want as an armed man.

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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!

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Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.

Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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One picture is worth ten thousand words.

One picture is worth ten thousand words.

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The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.

The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.

Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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