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He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]

Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.

by Bible Found in: Childhood Sayings, General Sayings,
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Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
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Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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An undertaking beset with danger.

An undertaking beset with danger.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Trust not one nights ice.

Trust not one nights ice.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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