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A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
