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

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Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.

Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.

No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
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Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).

The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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