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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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Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.

Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more

He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.

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Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more

Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.

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He that once deceives is ever suspected.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Milke saies to wine, welcome friend.

Milke saies to wine, welcome friend.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.

He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

by Edward Young Found in: General Sayings,
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Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.

Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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