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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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Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.

Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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In sports and journeys men are knowne.

In sports and journeys men are knowne.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Never was anything so inconsistent.

Never was anything so inconsistent.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more

Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to read more

He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

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