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    The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
    pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
    dissatisfied with our own.]

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A countenance inconceivably forbidding.

A countenance inconceivably forbidding.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.

Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Every madman considers everyone else a madman.

Every madman considers everyone else a madman.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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Make hay while the sun shines.

Make hay while the sun shines.

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A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.

A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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A healer of others, himself diseased.

A healer of others, himself diseased.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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