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Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
