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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
