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Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
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.
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
