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Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson.
Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.