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Quote by William Congreve
They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murd

They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week. – William Congreve

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Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman. – William Congreve

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The monster of advertisement…is a sort of octopus with innumerable tentacles. It throws out to right and left, in front and behind, its clammy arms, and gathers in, through its thousand little suckers, all the gossip and slander and praise afloat… – Sarah Bernhardt

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A malignant sore throat is a danger, a malignant throat not sore is worse. – Proverb

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Who brings a tale takes two away. – Irish Proverb

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“They say” is often a great liar. – Proverb

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