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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

by John Milton Found in: General Sayings,
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Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more

What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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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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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.

Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

by Dutch Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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Good Americans when they die go to Paris.

Good Americans when they die go to Paris.

by Unknown Found in: Paris Sayings, General Sayings,
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For use almost can change the stamp of nature.

For use almost can change the stamp of nature.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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