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    Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
    are punished and the wicked escape.]

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A great fortune enslaves its owner.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.

They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.

Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.

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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Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]

Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]

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That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.

That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.

Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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