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Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
