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It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
 Will fortune never come with both hands full,
 But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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 Will fortune never come with both hands full,
 But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
  She either gives a stomach and no food--
   Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
    And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
     That have abundance, and enjoy it not. 
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.