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Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
