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    "Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
    "I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
    But who on earth can say I am not pious?"

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The Germans wit is in his fingers.

The Germans wit is in his fingers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.

The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.

The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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