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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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Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.

When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.

No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

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So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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