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Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate read more
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
