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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
