Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.

Quote by George Herbert

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A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Spend not on hopes.

Spend not on hopes.

Living well is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy

Calmness is always Godlike

Calmness is always Godlike

He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if...

He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if...

The shortest answer is doing.

The shortest answer is doing.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy...

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy...

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no...

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no...

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

The best mirror is an old friend.

The best mirror is an old friend.

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more...

In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what...

In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...

I must see her and press her to my heart. I love her to the...