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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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To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).

To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In every Art it is good to have a master.

In every Art it is good to have a master.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For the labourer is worthy of his hire.

For the labourer is worthy of his hire.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Man is to man a god or a wolf.

Man is to man a god or a wolf.

by Epictetus Found in: General Sayings,
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The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.

The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that feares death lives not.

He that feares death lives not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more

As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.

The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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