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Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.