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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."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Strength, Pain, Courage, Resilience

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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."

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