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If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.