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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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Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

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He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.

He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
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The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]

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Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

by John Clarke Found in: General Sayings,
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Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more

Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.

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Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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