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    Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
    elevation by way of a joke.

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She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to read more

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to what she'll say or do.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more

Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.

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The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more

The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.

A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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