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When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
