Nature is a frugal mother, ...

Nature is a frugal mother, and never gives without measure. When she has work to do, she qualifies men for that and sends them equipped.
Nature is a frugal mother, and never gives without measure. When she has work to do, she qualifies men for that and sends them equipped.

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