Cut the ground out from under him.
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You are in hot water.
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Our love is like the misty rain that falls softly, but floods the river...
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As to deserving, know that the gift of Heaven is free this gift of Knowledge is so great that no effort whatever could hope to 'deserve' it.
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Absence and a friendly neighbor washes away love.
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Unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire.
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