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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

by John Milton Found in: General Sayings,
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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

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I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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The day is short, the work is much.

The day is short, the work is much.

by Algernon Sidney Found in: General Sayings,
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
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There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing dries sooner then a teare.

Nothing dries sooner then a teare.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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