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 Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
 To whom the mingled cup is given;
  Whose lenient sorrow find read more 
 Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
 To whom the mingled cup is given;
  Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
   Whose joys are chastened by their grief. 
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
 'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
 And pious action, we do sugar o'er
  The devil himself.  
 'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
 And pious action, we do sugar o'er
  The devil himself. 
 Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
 [Lat., Ne laterum laves.]  
 Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
 [Lat., Ne laterum laves.] 
 Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are 
great they make them mad.  
 Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are 
great they make them mad. 
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.