Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?

What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?

There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.

In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.

That which sufficeth is not little.

That which sufficeth is not little.

Jest not with the eye or with Religion.

Jest not with the eye or with Religion.

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
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Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.

In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.