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Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner, honest water, which ne'er left man i' the mire. — William Shakespeare

But ne'er mind. We're but where we was; and I'll break stones on th' road afore I let these little uns clem. — Elizabeth Gaskell

Learning by study must be won; 'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son. — John Gay

Friends of my youth, a last adieu! Haply some day we meet again:
Ye ne'er the self-same men shall meet; the years shall make us other men. — Richard Francis Burton

Silence in love betrays more woe - Than words though ne'er so witty; A beggar that is dumb, you know, may challenge double pity. — Walter Raleigh

Thou art Justice ne'er for gold May thy righteous laws be sold As laws are in England thou Shield'st alike the high and low. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

There should ne'er be a time
When a duty or dime
Doth outshine
The importance of family. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy! — Colley Cibber

Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful. — Philip Massinger

He who fights for a ne'er-do-well has nothing to show for it except a head covered in earth and grime. — Chinua Achebe

But in the hero ne'er forget the man. — Mercy Otis Warren

Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers;
Unfaith is aught is want of faith in all. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Had I a heart for falsehood framed, I ne'er could injure you. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

But evil fortune has decreed, (The foe of mice as well as men) The royal mouse at last should bleed, Should fall ne'er to arise again. — Michael Bruce

Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.
(Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.) — Gustave Flaubert

We wish our names eternally to live; Wild dream! which ne'er had haunted human thought, Had not our natures been eternal too. — Edward Young

And I'll be sworn 'tis true. Travelers ne'er did lie,
Though fools at home condemn 'em.
---Antonio
(Act III, scene 3, lines 26-27.) — William Shakespeare

But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. — William Cowper

Romances I ne'er read like those I have seen. — Lord Byron

He ne'er is crowned with immortality Who fears to follow where airy voices lead. — John Keats

One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun. — William Shakespeare

My lord, wise men ne'er wail their present woes, But presently prevent the ways to wail.174 — William Shakespeare

This is my Father's world: O let me ne'er forget That though the wrong Seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet. — Maltbie Davenport Babcock

But ne'er the rose without the thorn. — Robert Herrick

Let a man be ne'er so wise, he may be caught with sober lies. — Jonathan Swift

Ah, fool! faint heart fair lady ne'er could win. — Edmund Spenser

Who ne'er his bread in sorrow ate, Who ne'er the mournful midnight hours Weeping upon his bed has sate, He knows you not, ye Heavenly Powers. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Traveller, let your step be light,
So that sleep these eyes may close,
For poor Scarron, till to-night,
Ne'er was able e'en to doze. — Paul Scarron

Be sure that God Ne'er dooms to waste the strength he deigns impart. — Robert Browning

The untold want, by life and land ne'er granted,
Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find. — Walt Whitman

She ne'er was really charming till she died. — Terence

Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. — William Shakespeare

But there are wanderers o'er Eternity Whose bark drives on and on, and anchor'd ne'er shall be. — Lord Byron

Our days of praise shall ne'er be past While life, and thought, and being last, And immortality endures. — William Morley Punshon

For ebbing resolution ne'er returns,
But falls still further from its former shore. — Alec Douglas-Home

Alas! the praise given to the ear
Ne'er was nor ne'er can be sincere. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Women are not In their best fortunes strong, but want will perjure the ne'er-touched vestal. — William Shakespeare

I ne'er could any lustre see In eyes that would not look on me; I ne'er saw nectar on a lip But where my own did hope to sip. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

I saw thee ne'er before; I see thee never more; But love, and help, and pain, beautiful one, Have made thee mine, till all my years are done. — George MacDonald

And ne er did Grecian chisel trace A Nymph, a naiad or a grace Of finer form or lovelier face ... — Walter Scott

O that these folding arms might ne'er undo! — Henry Petowe

Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
Never met -- or never parted --
we had ne'er been broken-hearted — Robert Burns

And he, who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. — John Dryden

Who ne'er knew salt, or heard the billows roar. — Homer

And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves, while the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves. — Robert Treat Paine

He who shall teach the child to doubtThe rotting grave shall ne'er get out. — William Blake

On from room to room I stray,Yet mine Host can ne'er espy,And I know not to this day,Whether guest or captive I. — William Watson

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies. — Thomas Dekker

And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. — Walter Scott

Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide,Or gave his father grief but when he died. — Alexander Pope

Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act. — Sophocles

I ne'er could any luster seeIn eyes that would not look on me. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

We ne'er can be Made happy by compulsion. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes, but presently prevent the ways to wail. — William Shakespeare

Success is counted sweetest
by those who ne'er succeed
The comprehend a nectar
requires sorest need — Emily Dickinson

O soul, be changed into little waterdrops, / And fall into the ocean, ne'er be found! — Christopher Marlowe

Cowards are scared with threatenings; boys are whipped into confession; but a steady mind acts of itself, ne'er asks the body counsel. — Thomas Otway

A little still she strove, and much repented,
And whispering "I will ne'er consent" - consented. — George Gordon Byron

Those who write ill, and they who ne'er durst write,
Turn critics out of mere revenge and spite. — John Dryden

A foe to God ne'er was true friend to man, Some sinister intent taints all he does. — Edward Young

So far be distant; and good night, sweet friend: thy love ne'er alter, till they sweet life end — William Shakespeare

Courage, ne'er by sorrow broken! Aid where tears of virtue flow; Faith to keep each promise spoken! Truth alike to friend and foe! — Friedrich Schiller

The mouse ne'er shunn'd the cat as they did budge
From rascals worse than they.
(from, Coriolanus) — William Shakespeare

Sit by my side, and let the world slip: we shall ne'er be younger. — William Shakespeare

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. — Alexander Pope

Here Shock, the pride of all his kind, is laid, Who fawned like man, but ne'er like man betrayed. — John Gay

By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged. — Alexander Pope

Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade. — Charles Lamb

A little too wise, they say, do ne'er live long. — Thomas Middleton

Who breathes must suffer, and who thinks must mourn; And he alone is bless'd who ne'er was born. — Matthew Prior

I prate of ancient poets' monstrous lies,
Ne'er seen or now or then by human eyes. — Ovid

Being by such a noble lover kissed,
This one, who ne'er from me shall be divided,
Kissed me upon the mouth all palpitating. — Dante Alighieri

In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part, Without the sweet concurrence of the heart. — Robert Herrick

Were floods of tears to be unloosed In tribute to my grief, The doves of Noah ne'er had roost Nor found an olive-leaf. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves a second chance, — Mo'ne Davis

Nulle cre ature humaine ne peut commander a' l'amour. No human being can give orders to love. — Sydney Samuelson

I will strive to make this not the highest-spending country in the world, but instead the lowest taxing o-ne. — Stephen Harper

Tout les jours you are coming some fresh game or other on me, mais vous ne pouvez pas play this savon dodge on me twice! — Mark Twain

Tis true that tho' People can transcend their Characters in Times of Tranquillity, they can ne'er do so in Times of Tumult. — Erica Jong

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point. French. Pascal. The heart has its reasons, whereof reason knows nothing. — Madeleine L'Engle

Consider that this day ne'er dawns again. — Dante Alighieri

What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart. — Swami Vivekananda

Fit for the mountains and the barbarous caves, where manners ne'er were preached. — William Shakespeare

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them. — William Shakespeare

I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed. — Francis Quarles

Whom conscience, ne'er asleep, Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep. — Michel De Montaigne

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong. — John Dryden

Ne dites pas trop de mal de vous-meme: on vous croirait. - Don't talk too badly of yourself: they ight believe you. — Andre Maurois

[They shoot, Greedo dies. [To innkeeper:] Pray, goodly Sir, forgive me for the mess. [Aside:] And whether I shot first, I'll ne'er confess! [Exeunt. — Ian Doescher

Fortune, that arrant whore,
Ne'er turns the key to th'poor. — William Shakespeare

Travellers ne'er did lie,
Though fools at home condemn 'em.

-Antonio — William Shakespeare

A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard ... Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. — William Wordsworth

And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. — James Drummond Burns

When a man's life is under debate,
The judge can ne'er too long deliberate. — John Dryden

A wise man ne'er keeps his woman waiting. — Maeve Greyson

You had the morning together. He painted your half-naked body, the lucky sod. Had that been my job, your pretty clothes would ne'er have been crafted. — A.G. Howard

To ask me is in vain;
For who goes up your winding stair
Can ne'er come down again. — Mary Howitt

Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise. — John Webster

So sweet was ne'er so fatal. I must weep. But they are creul tears. This sorrow's heavenly; it strikes where it doth love. — William Shakespeare

Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves. — John Ray