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.
Law that shocks equity is reason's murderer. - Aaron Hill
Law that shocks equity is reason's murderer.
- Aaron Hill
Joys, which we do not know, we do not wish. - Aaron Hill
Joys, which we do not know, we do not wish.
Man is the circled oak; woman the ivy. - Aaron Hill
Man is the circled oak; woman the ivy.
She who means no mischief does it all. - Aaron Hill
She who means no mischief does it all.
Let shining Charity adorn your zeal, The noblest impulse generous minds can feel. - Aaron Hill
Let shining Charity adorn your zeal, The noblest impulse generous minds can feel.
The man with but one idea in his head is sure to exaggerate that to top-heaviness, and thus he loses his equilibrium. - Aaron Hill
The man with but one idea in his head is sure to exaggerate that to top-heaviness, and thus he loses his equilibrium.
Hide not thy tears; weep boldly, and be proud to give the flowing virtue manly way; it is nature's mark to know an honest heart by. - Aaron Hill
Hide not thy tears; weep boldly, and be proud to give the flowing virtue manly way; it is nature's mark to know an honest heart by.
Letters, from absent friends, extinguish fear, Unite division, and draw distance near; Their magic force each silent wish conveys, And wafts embodied… - Aaron Hill
Letters, from absent friends, extinguish fear, Unite division, and draw distance near; Their magic force each silent wish conveys, And wafts embodied…
The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him. - Aaron Hill
The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him.
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