Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

To hear is to heed.

To hear is to heed.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]

Too much of anything is bad.

Too much of anything is bad.

He that lends, gives.

He that lends, gives.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.