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Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
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.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
