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Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
