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    But why pursue the common tale?
    Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
    When ladies dare to hear?

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At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.

To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A smiling face is half the meal.

A smiling face is half the meal.

by Latvian Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more

Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more

Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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The goddess was discovered by her gait.

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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