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I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
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.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
