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Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
