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    As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
    With proverbs thus each other entertain;
    "In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
    "Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
    "Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
    "As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
    "Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
    "A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
    "Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
    "Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
    Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
    "Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
    And having thus awhile each other thwarted
    Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.

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If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.

If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.

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Fury itself supplies arms.

Fury itself supplies arms.

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We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.

Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.

by William Watson 1 Found in: General Sayings,
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When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Poverty is the mother of health.

Poverty is the mother of health.

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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

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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.

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Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

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