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He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not read more
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?]
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.