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    Will fortune never come with both hands full,
    But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
    She either gives a stomach and no food--
    Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
    And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
    That have abundance, and enjoy it not.

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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.

When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.

The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

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This is the reward of my folly.

This is the reward of my folly.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.

By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.

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A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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