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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
