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
Servile doubt argues an impotence of mind, that says we fear because we dare not meet misfortunes. - Aaron Hill
Servile doubt argues an impotence of mind, that says we fear because we dare not meet misfortunes.
Joys, which we do not know, we do not wish. - Aaron Hill
Joys, which we do not know, we do not wish.
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.
Man is the circled oak; woman the ivy. - Aaron Hill
Man is the circled oak; woman the ivy.
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…
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