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Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
