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    A crown
    Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
    Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
    To him who wears the regal diadem.

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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The better reason.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]

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You stick in the same mire.

You stick in the same mire.

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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.

Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.

There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Good horses make short miles.

Good horses make short miles.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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With winsome cruelty she refuses.

With winsome cruelty she refuses.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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