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He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
