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A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.

A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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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.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
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A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

by John Dryden Found in: General Sayings,
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Many have an irresistible itch for writing.

Many have an irresistible itch for writing.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The wind in ones face makes one wise.

The wind in ones face makes one wise.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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