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    Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
    Its source one tyrant passion draws,
    Till mastering all within.

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The bowl dispels corroding cares.

The bowl dispels corroding cares.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

by William Shakespeare 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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Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.

Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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They will swear black is white.

They will swear black is white.

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I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

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