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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Councell breakes not the head.
Councell breakes not the head.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
