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Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.

Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.

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No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]

No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]

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From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.

From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
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One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.

A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Two ill meales make the third a glutton.

Two ill meales make the third a glutton.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]

Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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