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Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
