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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The next way home's the farthest way about.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

by Francis Quarles Found in: General Sayings,
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Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.

Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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