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Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
He that sowes trusts in God.
He that sowes trusts in God.
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
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In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
