For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.

You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.

You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.

Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.