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Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
 Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
 [Whose house is of glass, must not throw read more 
 Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
 [Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.] 
 Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
 And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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 Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
 And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
  But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
   Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign. 
 Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
 Leave things of the future to fate;
  What's the use to read more 
 Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
 Leave things of the future to fate;
  What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
   Life's troubles come never too late. 
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
 The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his 
sleeve.
 [The Friar preached against stealing, and read more 
 The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his 
sleeve.
 [The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his 
sleeve.] 
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.