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Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
