A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.

A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.

Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.