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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
 That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes 
of others.  
 That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes 
of others. 
 Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on 
every thing.  
 Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on 
every thing. 
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
 Know, prudent cautious self-control
 Is wisdom's root.  
 Know, prudent cautious self-control
 Is wisdom's root. 
 Little we heed the tempest drear,
 While music, mirth, and social cheer,
  Speed on their wings the read more 
 Little we heed the tempest drear,
 While music, mirth, and social cheer,
  Speed on their wings the passing year. 
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.