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    The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
    Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

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A little with quiet is the onely dyet.

A little with quiet is the onely dyet.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

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Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.

Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.

Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.

by Matthew Prior Found in: General Sayings,
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.

by Aristotle Found in: General Sayings,
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