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Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
