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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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Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.

Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A little and good fills the trencher.

A little and good fills the trencher.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.

Now to drink and trip it on the light fantastic toe.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No naked man is sought after to be rifled.

No naked man is sought after to be rifled.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.

He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: General Sayings,
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