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Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
