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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.