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'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.

This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A man of refined taste and judgment.

A man of refined taste and judgment.

by Thomas Hood Found in: General Sayings,
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The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
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The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.

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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.

When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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