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Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
