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But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

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Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.

Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?

In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.

When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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