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    The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
    sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
    of defence.

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One enemy is too much.

One enemy is too much.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.

If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.

Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.

Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: General Sayings,
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It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?

Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.

Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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