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In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.