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Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
