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For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
 All was false and hollow, though his tongue
 Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
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 All was false and hollow, though his tongue
 Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
  The better reason. 
 A simple maiden in her flower
 Is worth a hundred coats of arms.  
 A simple maiden in her flower
 Is worth a hundred coats of arms. 
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
 If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been 
caught.  
 If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been 
caught. 
 He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at 
him.  
 He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at 
him. 
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
 I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that 
throwes me.  
 I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that 
throwes me.