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He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
