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The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
