Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man heathy, wealthy and wise.
- Diligence is the mother of good luck.
- God helps them that help themselves.
- At the working man’s house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.
- For industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.
- By diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable.
- Little strokes fell great oaks.
- Since thou art not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.
- Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.
- Many, without labor, would live by their wits only, but they break for want of stock.
- Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.
- Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
- Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright.
- There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
- Lost time is never found again.
- Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him.
- Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hopes will die fasting.
- Ploughing deep, while sluggards sleep.
- Handle your tools without mittens; the cat in gloves catches no mice.
- Constant dropping wears away stones.
- A ploughing on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

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