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    Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
    Like a Colossus, and we petty men
    Walk under his huge legs and peep about
    To find ourselves dishonorable graves.

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He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]

Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A credulous thing is love.

A credulous thing is love.

by Old Song Found in: General Sayings,
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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.

One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.

So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.

He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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