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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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I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

by Unknown 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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Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

by William Camden Found in: General Sayings,
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The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

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One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more

One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Men who only live to eat.

Men who only live to eat.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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