Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
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Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits the rising of the sun.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,

Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,

It is not worth a button.

It is not worth a button.

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.

Hast comes not alone.

Hast comes not alone.

When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.

When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.