Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.

Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.

It is not worth a button.

It is not worth a button.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.

In spending lies the advantage.

In spending lies the advantage.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.