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Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? read more
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
