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    Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
    eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
    abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

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Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.

Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Every man's friend is no man's friend.

Every man's friend is no man's friend.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.

Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.

The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.

In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Fortune favours the bold.

Fortune favours the bold.

by Virgil Found in: Boldness Sayings, General Sayings,
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