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Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.

You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
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Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

by John Bunyan Found in: General Sayings,
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Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
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Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]

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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

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The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]

The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]

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Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
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'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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