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    The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
    And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

by Francis Quarles Found in: General Sayings,
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Idleness induces caprice.

Idleness induces caprice.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: General Sayings,
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It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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As you behave towards others, expect that others will behave to
you.

As you behave towards others, expect that others will behave to
you.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.

Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.

If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: General Sayings,
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