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Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
