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Let wealth come in by comely thrift, And not by any sordid shift 'T is haste Makes waste Extremes have still their fault. Who gripes too hard the dry and slipp'ry sand, Holds none at all, or little, in his hand.
Robert Herrick
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Robert Herrick
Age: 83 †
Born: 1591
Born: August 24
Died: 1674
Died: October 12
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London
England
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Bid me to live, and I will liveThy Protestant to be,Or bid me love, and I will giveA loving heart to thee.
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In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part, Without the sweet concurrence of the heart.
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Humble we must be, if to heaven we go High is the roof there, but the gate is low.
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Outdid the meat, outdid the frolic wine.
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None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware.
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A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.
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Praise they that will times past, I joy to see My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.
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Whatever comes, let's be content withal: Among God's blessings there is no one small.
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Men are suspicious prone to discontent: Subjects still loathe the present Government.
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When one is past, another care we have Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
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