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    He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
    quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
    hard.]

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Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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They make a desert and they call it peace.

They make a desert and they call it peace.

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She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because read more

She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because she may not, does.

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A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more

Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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In all labour there is profit.

In all labour there is profit.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.

He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.

Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.

by William Wordsworth Found in: General Sayings,
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