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    The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
    the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.

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All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]

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Men at some times are masters of their fates.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

by Lord Edward Coke Found in: General Sayings,
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Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Princes are venison in Heaven.

Princes are venison in Heaven.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.

He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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