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Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
