He is not poor who has a competency.

He is not poor who has a competency.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.

Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.

The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.

The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.

In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.

In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Consider the end.

Consider the end.

There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.

There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.