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Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
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.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.