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Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
