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Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him 
chasteneth him betimes.  
 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him 
chasteneth him betimes. 
 Where lives the man that has not tried,
 How mirth can into folly glide,
  And folly into read more 
 Where lives the man that has not tried,
 How mirth can into folly glide,
  And folly into sin! 
 They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed 
to rich men that are unthankful to God).  
 They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed 
to rich men that are unthankful to God). 
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
Know all and you will pardon all.
Know all and you will pardon all.
 There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
 Would men observingly distill it out;
  For our read more 
 There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
 Would men observingly distill it out;
  For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
   Which is both healthful, and good husbandry. 
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.