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    Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
    Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
    Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
    And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!

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Never had ill workeman good tooles.

Never had ill workeman good tooles.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.

In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

by Epictetus Found in: General Sayings,
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The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]

The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.

God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.

Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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He is a Jack of all trades.

He is a Jack of all trades.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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