"Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head."
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"When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill."
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"You have to know when to strike and when to retreat."
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"Strike when thou wilt, the hour of rest, but let my last days be my best."
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"Strike at a great man, and you will not miss."
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"Autobiography is a preemptive strike against biographers."
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"The plague of gold strikes far and near."
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"Some Arrows slay but whom they strike - But this slew all but him - Who so appareled his Escape - Too trackless for a Tomb"
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"I just want to throw strikes. If I can't throw strikes, I'm worthless."
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"...it strikes me with terror and anguish to feel I absolutely must be torn from you for ever. I see the necessity of departure; and it is like looking on the necessity of death."
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"When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other."
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"O friend, never strike sail to a fear!"
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"O friend, never strike sail to a fear! Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas."
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"Truth is truth howe'er it strike."
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"And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool."
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"I get inspiration, a lot of times, from very commonplace things that just strike a chord and develop themselves in the subconscious."
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"When the lightning strikes one of us, it strikes both"
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"[He] alone is truly nonviolent who remains nonviolent even though he has the ability to strike."
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"I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard."
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"When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify."
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