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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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Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.

Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.

Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

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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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That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.

That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.

If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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