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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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Hee that is a master must serve (another).

Hee that is a master must serve (another).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A naughty child is better sick then whole.

A naughty child is better sick then whole.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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You are too sarcastic.

You are too sarcastic.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.

There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.

You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The comforters head never akes.

The comforters head never akes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.

The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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