Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

The big thieves hang the little ones.

The big thieves hang the little ones.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.