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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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Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.

Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).

They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.

Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.

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Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

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Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.

Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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