There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

Quote by George Herbert

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You must lose a fly to catch a trout

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,...

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,...

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

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

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

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful...

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful...

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

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

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

Time is not a great healer. It is an indifferent and perfunctory one. Sometimes it...

Time is not a great healer. It is an indifferent and perfunctory one. Sometimes it...

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

Punctuality is a virtue, if you don't mind being lonely

A watched clock never tells the time

A watched clock never tells the time