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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
