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    But time strips our illusions of their hue,
    And one by one in turn some grand mistake
    Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

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The love of popularity holds you in a vice.

The love of popularity holds you in a vice.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Enough is as good as a feast.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.

Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.

by Sir John Berkenhead Found in: General Sayings,
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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