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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.