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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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A healer of others, himself diseased.

A healer of others, himself diseased.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: General Sayings,
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Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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United we stand, divided we fall.

United we stand, divided we fall.

by Motto Found in: General Sayings, Unity Sayings,
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

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Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

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The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

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