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    Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
    He would have written sonnets all his life?

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How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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First come, first served.

First come, first served.

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It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more

It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Want of pluck shows want of blood.

Want of pluck shows want of blood.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Waight and measure take away strife.

Waight and measure take away strife.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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