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Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
