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He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.
To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
