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Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
