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    Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
    Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
    And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
    Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.

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Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.

To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?

Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Live for today for tomorrow never comes.

Live for today for tomorrow never comes.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

by Lord Edward Coke Found in: General Sayings,
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(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.

(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: General Sayings,
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