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Great things thro' greatest hazards are achiev'd, And then they shine.

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  1. It is always good When a man has two irons in the fire.
  2. As cold as cucumbers.
  3. Kiss till the cow comes home.
  4. There is a method in man's wickedness- It grows up by degrees.
  5. Upon my buried body lie lightly, gentle earth.
  6. Philaster: Oh, but thou dost not know What 'tis to die. Bellario: Yes, I do know, my lord: 'Tis Less than to be born, a lasting sleep; A qu…
  7. The devil take the hindmost!
  8. Calamity is man's true touchstone.

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