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Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
