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    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.

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None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.

Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The love of popularity holds you in a vice.

The love of popularity holds you in a vice.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

by Lord Edward Coke Found in: General Sayings,
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The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.

The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.

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Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more

Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!

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No one can have all he desires.

No one can have all he desires.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The hole calls the thiefe.

The hole calls the thiefe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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