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Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
