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Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
 Better a bare foote then none.
 [Better a barefoot than none.]  
 Better a bare foote then none.
 [Better a barefoot than none.] 
Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
 He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same 
thing as if he slew him.  
 He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same 
thing as if he slew him. 
 You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be 
avoided.  
 You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be 
avoided. 
 All that's bright must fade,--
 The brightest still the fleetest;
  All that's sweet was made
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 All that's bright must fade,--
 The brightest still the fleetest;
  All that's sweet was made
   But to be lost when sweetest. 
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
 Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
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 Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
 [Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.] 
 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.]