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Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
