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He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
