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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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Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.

No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Dogs are fine in the field.

Dogs are fine in the field.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Men's language is as their lives.

Men's language is as their lives.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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O these degenerate days!

O these degenerate days!

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Never less alone, than when alone.

Never less alone, than when alone.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

by William Wordsworth Found in: General Sayings,
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