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If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
