"One hand washeth another, and both the face."
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"Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be overturned."
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"Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands."
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"Many kiss the hand they wish cut off."
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"Gold thou mayst safely touch; but if it stick Unto thy hands, it woundeth to the quick."
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"Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told."
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"Better good afarre off, then evill at hand. [Better good afar than evil at hand.]"
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"For washing his hands, none sels his lands."
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"Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts."
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"God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords."
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"A long tongue is a signe of a short hand. [A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]"
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"Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands."
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"Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full."
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"If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand."
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"Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers."
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"The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes. [The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]"
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"On this tenth day of June, nineteen hundred and forty, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.... In our unity, in our American unity we will pursue two obvious and simultaneous courses; we will extend to the opponents of force the material resources of this nation, and at the same time we will harness and speed up the use of those resources in order that we ourselves in the Americas may have equipment and training equal to the task of any emergency and every defense."
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"Cursed be all those on land and sea who eat their fill, cursed be all those who starve yet raise no hand in protest, cursed be all the bread, the wine, the meat which day by day descends deep in the entrails of the exploited man and turns not into freedom's cry, the murderer's ruthless knife!"
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"He loves so wholly. It is his nature. He blinks, then tries to find the right response. "I-" he stumbles. "I'm so afraid, June. So afraid of what might happen to-" I put two fingers against his lips to hush him. "Fear makes you stronger," I whisper. Before I can stop myself, I put my hands on his face and press my mouth to his."
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"You're brilliant,"he says."But you're a fool to stay with someone like me." I close my eyes at the touch of his hand."Then we are both fools."
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