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He that would change with another
must fake [?] the cup as it is mixed
Poverty with largeness of heart or a full
purse with a sordid spent

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Planets govern not the soul nor guide
the destines of man
But trifles, lighter than straws are
levers in the building up of character

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A thought the end & never sland [?] to do it
Nothing's so hard but search will
find it out.

Reading makes a full man. Writing
makes a correct man, conversation makes
a ready man but thinking makes a
great man.