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That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Of such importance is early training.
Of such importance is early training.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.