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    Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
    regard for the donor.

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I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

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There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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An upbraided morsell never choaked any.

An upbraided morsell never choaked any.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

by William Watson 1 Found in: General Sayings,
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It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.

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It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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