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He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
