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    It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
    sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

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One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more

One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.

The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

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My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]

by William Watson 1 Found in: General Sayings,
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Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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In a good house all is quickly ready.

In a good house all is quickly ready.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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