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Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.