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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.]
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
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.]
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
