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    He that fights and runs away,
    Will live to fight another day;
    For he that runs may fight again,
    Which he can never do that's slain.
    Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
    She drops her arms, to gain the field:
    Secures her conquest by her flight:
    And triumphs when she seems to yield.

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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.

It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.

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Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.

Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for read more

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

by Bible Found in: Action Sayings, General Sayings,
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The fellow is either a madman or a poet.

The fellow is either a madman or a poet.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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