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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of read more
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
