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To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
