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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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Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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If music be the food of love, play on.

If music be the food of love, play on.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.

Poverty needs much, avarice everything.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.

Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.

Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.

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Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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