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The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have
patience.
Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have
patience.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
