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    The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
    (Earth has no unpolluted spring)
    From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
    So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

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Scared out of his seven senses.

Scared out of his seven senses.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
done, but I would fain die a dry death.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.

If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

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She has deceived her father, and may thee.

She has deceived her father, and may thee.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.

He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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