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Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
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She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Although the last, not least.

Although the last, not least.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

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We are not born for ourselves alone.

We are not born for ourselves alone.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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This world is nothing except it tend to another.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
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Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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