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    Should banded unions persecute
    Opinions, and induce a time
    When single thought is civil crime,
    And individual freedom mute,
    . . . .
    Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
    Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.

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Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

by Algernon Sidney Found in: General Sayings,
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Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.

Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

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The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

by Unattributed Author Found in: General Sayings,
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Without businesse debauchery.

Without businesse debauchery.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.

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