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The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
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.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
What is the matter with Kansas?
What is the matter with Kansas?
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
