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Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
