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    He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
    accommodates his views to public opinion.]

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The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.

The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

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If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.

If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.

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Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

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Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more

Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.

A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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