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So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
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There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure removed.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.

No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more

Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!

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He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.

He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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