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    But he who stems a stream with sand,
    And fetters flame with flaxen band,
    Has yet a harder task to prove--
    By firm resolve to conquer love!

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Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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They that are booted are not alwaies ready.

They that are booted are not alwaies ready.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.

He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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Power seldome grows old at Court.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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They make a desert and they call it peace.

They make a desert and they call it peace.

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