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3,397 Famous Quotes by Unknown
“We hold our greyhound in our hand, Our falcon on our glove; But where shall we find leash, or band, For dame that loves to rove?”
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“Worship and birth to me are known By look, by bearing, and by tone, Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.”
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“Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.”
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“Light is that grief which counsel can allay.”
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“Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and successful by examples.”
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“Men's language is as their lives.”
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“No one can have all he desires.”
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“No one can keep a mask on long.”
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“No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory perusal.”
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“Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.”
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“Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.”
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“Poverty needs much, avarice everything.”
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“Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.”
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“Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a living tomb.”
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“Simple is the language of truth.”
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“So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are to follow.”
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“So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live with you.”
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“Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of wickedness.”
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“Successful villany is called virtue.”
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“That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently learnt.”
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“That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with delight.”
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“That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which we can have is disregarded.”
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“The anger of those in authority is always weighty.”
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“The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and greatest punishment.”
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“The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.”
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