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THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN AND HIS WATER LOTS By George Pope Morris (1802–1864) This story is about how a small French shopkeeper, satisfied with his position, decided to become rich by buying land in Manhattan. But... Read what came out of it. Read 8 mins
THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN AND HIS WATER LOTS By George Pope Morris  (1802–1864)

Look into those they call unfortunate, And, closer view’d, you’ll find they are unwise.—Young. Let wealth come in by comely thrift, And not by any foolish shift: ’Tis haste Makes waste: Who gripes too hard the dry and slippery sand Holds none at all, or little, in his hand.—Herrick. Let well alone.—Proverb. How much real comfort every one might enjoy if he would be contented with the lot in which heaven has cast him, and how much trouble would be avoided if people would only “let well alone.” A moderate…

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