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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
 If you live according to the requirements of nature, you will 
never be in want; if according to the read more 
 If you live according to the requirements of nature, you will 
never be in want; if according to the fashions of the world you 
will never be rich. 
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
 I am not what I once was.
 [Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]  
 I am not what I once was.
 [Lat., Non sum qualis eram.] 
 The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
 Is like a scorpion girt by fire.  
 The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
 Is like a scorpion girt by fire. 
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.