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The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
