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«I am sick of the solace of sorrow, And fear what the prophets foretold; I am tired of the tears of tomorrow, And wish that things were as of old; I have felt of the force of the fetters, I have drunk of the draught that embitters, And all is not gold»
«But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.»
«I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: / Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.»
Author: Bible
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«ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest kind of dejection. The most famous English example begins somewhat like this:The cur foretells the knell of parting day; The loafing herd winds slowly o'er the lea; The wise man homeward plods; I only stay To fiddle-faddle in a minor key.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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«At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.»
«A genuine expert can always foretell a thing that is 500 years away easier than he can a thing that's only 500 seconds off»
«He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.»
«For many men that stumble at the threshold are well foretold that danger lurks within.»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
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danger, foretell, foretells, foretold, lurks, stumble, threshold, thresholds
«Oh, who could have foretoldThat the heart grows old?»
«A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
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Politicians
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afterwards, explain, foretell, foretells, foretold, month, politician, week
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