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    Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
    And thus the native hue of resolution
    Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
    And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
    With this regard their currents turn awry,
    And lose the name of action.

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The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

by Solon Found in: General Sayings,
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Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.

Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Men who only live to eat.

Men who only live to eat.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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