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    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.

    by Aaron Hill Found in General Sayings,
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The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.

The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

by Thales Of Miletus Found in: General Sayings,
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Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Night is the mother of Councels.

Night is the mother of Councels.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.

He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Unto the pure all things are pure.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

by Bible, Titus 1:15 Found in: Innocence Sayings, General Sayings, Purity Sayings,
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Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.

Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Found in: General Sayings,
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