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To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.