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    I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth,
    Of the seven great ancient sages so renowned on Grecian earth,
    The Lindian Cleobulus said, "The mean was still the best";
    The Spartan Chilo said, "Know thyself," a heaven-born phrase
    confessed.
    Corinthian Periander taught "Our anger to command,"
    "Too much of nothing," Pittacus, from Mitylene's strand;
    Athenian Solon this advised, "Look to the end of life,"
    And Bias from Priene showed, "Bad men are the most rife";
    Milesian Thales uregd that "None should e'er a surety be";
    Few were there words, but if you look, you'll much in little see.

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A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose
under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time
to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a
time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time
to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to
cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a
time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of
peace.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Time 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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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The least foolish is wise.

The least foolish is wise.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.

No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.

by Decimus Laberius Found in: General Sayings,
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