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Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
