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    O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
    Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
    I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
    It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

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There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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Fear not the future, weep not for the past.

Fear not the future, weep not for the past.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.

Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Stir not dying embers.

Stir not dying embers.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.

Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.

by Robert Burns Found in: General Sayings,
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Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial
in the shade?

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial
in the shade?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.

He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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