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3,397 Famous Quotes by Unknown
“Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.”
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“Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.”
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“Take heed lest you stumble.”
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“Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the intellect.”
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“The arrow will not always find the mark intended.”
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“The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs down and prostates the mind also.”
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“The bowl dispels corroding cares.”
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“The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.”
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“The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it was first seasoned.”
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“The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.”
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“The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing Cheapside.]”
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“The covetous are always in want.”
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“The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.”
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“The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is entrusted to them.”
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“The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.”
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“The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.”
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“The fellow is either a madman or a poet.”
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“The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.”
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“The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.”
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“The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.”
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“The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.”
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“The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.”
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“The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.”
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“The miser is ever in want.”
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“The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I contemplate my treasures in their hoard.”
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