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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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Married in haste we may repent at leisure.

Married in haste we may repent at leisure.

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The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]

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At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more

At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more

One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A man of refined taste and judgment.

A man of refined taste and judgment.

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

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It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more

It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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