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And 'tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say.
Bores and Boredom
Matthew Prior

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Be to their virtue very kind; be to their faults a little blind.
Marriage
Matthew Prior

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Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician.
Doctors
Matthew Prior

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Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.
Tact and Tactfulness
Matthew Prior

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Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake.
Hope
Matthew Prior

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In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.
Argument
Matthew Prior

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Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?
Song and Singing
Matthew Prior

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They never taste who always drink; they always talk who never think.
Talkativeness
Matthew Prior

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They talk most who have the least to say.
Speakers and Speaking
Matthew Prior

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Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way.
Goals
Matthew Prior

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun