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“A coward thinks he shall live for ever, if he can but keep out of the reach of arms: but though he should escape every weapon, old age, that spares none, will give him no quarter.
“The gluttonous man, if he is not upon
his guard, eats his own death: and the
gluttony of a fool makes the wise man
laugh.
“The flocks know when to return to
the fold, and to quit the pasture: but
the worthless and slothful know not how
to restrain their gluttony.
“The lewd and dissolute man makes a
mock of every thing: not considering
how much he himself is the object of
derision. No one ought to laugh at
another, until he is free from faults
himself.
“A man void of sense, ponders all night
long, and his mind wanders without
ceasing: but when he is weary at the
point of day, he is nothing wiser than
he was over-night.
“He thinks he is profoundly knowing;
being indeed most superficial and
