For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we write it in dust.
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For men use, if they have an evil turn, to write it in marble; and whoso doth us a good turn we write it in dust.
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And one wild Shakespeare, following Nature’s lights, Is worth whole planets, filled with Stagyrites.
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Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.
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Your love has build me from strength to strength. It has made me a stronger and better person than I was. There is nothing that love cannot change darling. Once you fall in love, even wars turn to love stories.
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One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.
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He travels best that knows when to return.
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Every tribulation which ever comes our way either is sent to be medicinal, if we will take it as such, or may become medicinal, if we will make it such, or is better than medicinal, unless we forsake it.
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The times are never so bad but that a good man can make shift to live in them.
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The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.
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There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.
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Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men’s hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words.
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Take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again.
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They set great store by their gardens . . . Their studie and deligence herein commeth not only of pleasure, but also of a certain strife and contention . . . concerning the trimming, husbanding, and furnishing of their gardens; everye man or his owne parte.
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The heart that has truly loved never forgets.
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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
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One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.
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