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    I would have thee gone,
    And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
    Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
    Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
    And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

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With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings,
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For use almost can change the stamp of nature.

For use almost can change the stamp of nature.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]

An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]

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Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.

Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Manie things are lost for want of asking.

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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