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To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.
Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.
Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.