John Ray Quotes
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Money and friendship bribe justice.Beauty is potent, but money is omnipotent.
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Diseases are the tax on pleasures.
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Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left.
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Misery loves company.
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Good words cool more than cold water.
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Never meet trouble half-way.
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Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
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Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.
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Like blood, like good, and like agen make the happiest marriage.
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I cannot but look upon the strange Instinct of this noisome and troublesome Creature a Louse, of searching out foul and nasty Clothes to harbor and breed in, as an Effect of divine Providence, design'd to deter Men and Women from Sluttishness and Sordidness.
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Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.
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In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
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He speaks Bear-garden. That is, such rude and uncivil, or sordid and dirty language, as the rabble that frequent those sports, are wont to use.
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In a thousand pounds of law there is not an ounce of love.
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Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
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As full as a piper's bag; as a tick.
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If wishes were butter-cakes, beggars might bite.If wishes were thrushes, beggars would eat birds.If wishes would bide, beggars would ride.
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Prate us but prade; it's money buys landMoney begets money.