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God helps those who help themselves.
God helps those who help themselves.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
