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You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
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.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
