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In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
