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Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
