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<\/a><\/p>\n1745
\nBeware of little Expenses, a small Leak will sink a great Ship.
\nA light purse is a heavy Curse.
\nHelp, Hands; for I have no Lands.
\nIt’s common for Men to give pretended Reasons instead of one real one.
\nVanity backbites more than Malice.
\nHe’s a Fool that cannot conceals Wisdom.
\nGreat spenders are bad lenders.
\nYou may talk too much on the best of subjects.
\nNo gains without pains.
\nThere are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit.
\nMany complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment.
\nFools make feasts and wise men eat them.
\nLight heel’d mothers make leaden-heel’d daughters.
\n‘Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
\nEvery Man has Assurance enough to boast of his honesty, few of their Understanding.
\nAn ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.
\nHe that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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