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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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Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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My hair is grey, but not with years.

My hair is grey, but not with years.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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The best bred have the best portion.

The best bred have the best portion.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more

The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.

All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

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