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Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.
No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred read more
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
