My hair is grey, but not with years.

My hair is grey, but not with years.

Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.

What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

The best bred have the best portion.

The best bred have the best portion.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

Here's metal more attractive.

Here's metal more attractive.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.