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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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The scalded head feares cold water.

The scalded head feares cold water.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Anothers bread costs deare.

Anothers bread costs deare.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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They talk like angels but they live like men.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

by Saint Jerome Found in: General Sayings,
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Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.

Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

by Thomas Haynes Bayly Found in: General Sayings,
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Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Wisdom Sayings,
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Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.

Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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