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Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?