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 Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
 Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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 Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
 Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
  And trifles life. 
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
 If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought 
her daughter there.  
 If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought 
her daughter there. 
 It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others, 
and to forget his own.  
 It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others, 
and to forget his own. 
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.