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    Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
    Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
    And trifles life.

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It is not permitted that we should know everything.

It is not permitted that we should know everything.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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They are safe in their number and their close array.

They are safe in their number and their close array.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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To gaine teacheth how to spend.

To gaine teacheth how to spend.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.

He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]

One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]

by Quintus Ennius Found in: General Sayings,
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Laughter holding both his sides.

Laughter holding both his sides.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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