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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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The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

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In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.

A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No hair so small but hath his shadow.

No hair so small but hath his shadow.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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It is best to know the worst at once.

It is best to know the worst at once.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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The best things in life are free.

The best things in life are free.

by American Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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