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How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.
One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.