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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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I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

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To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

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Time stoops to no man's lure.

Time stoops to no man's lure.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

by Matthew Prior Found in: General Sayings,
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I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

by Robert Burton Found in: General Sayings,
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Pension never inriched young man.

Pension never inriched young man.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.

What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.

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The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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