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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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After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.

After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Money makes the man.

Money makes the man.

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I'm at my wits end.

I'm at my wits end.

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War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

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While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.

While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

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Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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