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A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
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?
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
