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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.

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The back-doore robs the house.

The back-doore robs the house.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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God oft hath a great share in a little house.

God oft hath a great share in a little house.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.

Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.

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Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more

Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.

He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
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Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of bragging horror.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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