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Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.