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We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Everyone has his besetting sin.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

by Hindu Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
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As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

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How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
signatures to the very essays they write on the read more

How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
signatures to the very essays they write on the propriety of
despising glory.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.

Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A little labour, much health.

A little labour, much health.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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