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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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Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: General Sayings,
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A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]

A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]

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Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

by Bible Found in: Merriment Sayings, General Sayings,
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Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.

Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

by Dutch Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.

Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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