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It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
If music be the food of love, play on.
If music be the food of love, play on.
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.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
