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    Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
    And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
    Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
    Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
    Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
    A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Give loosers leave to talke.

Give loosers leave to talke.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Honesty is the best policy.

Honesty is the best policy.

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Everyone has his besetting sin.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.

Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.

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O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
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O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Such a Saint, such an offering.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.

When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.

by Joseph Addison Found in: General Sayings,
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.

Bad beginnings, bad endings.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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