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    Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
    Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
    And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
    Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

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Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Consider an enemy may become a friend.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

by Solon Found in: General Sayings,
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No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.

No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

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I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.

The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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