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Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
You will not be a chip the richer.
You will not be a chip the richer.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
