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    There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
    Of pleasure unembitter'd;
    And not a trapping deck'd my power,
    That gall'd not while it glitter'd.

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The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.

The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.

. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.

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The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Wickedness Sayings,
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.

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In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.

Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!

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While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

by Lord Edward Coke Found in: General Sayings,
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