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The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
