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An old young man, will be a young old man.
A lighthouse is more useful than a church.
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
Don't halloo until you're out of the wood.
Graft good Fruit all, or graft not at all.
He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.
The problem with common sense is, it isn't.
There never was a good war, or a bad peace.
When passion rules, she never rules wisely.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.
Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.
He's a fool that makes his doctor his heir.
All would live long, but none would be old.
Onions can make even Heirs and Widows weep.
Most people die at 25 but are buried at 75.
There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Willows are weak, but they bind the Faggot.
Beer is proof that God wants us to be happy
Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.
Let each new year find you a better person.
Don't think to hunt two hares with one dog.
He that won't be counseled can't be helped.
Keep flax from fire, and youth from gaming.
When you are in debt, then you are a slave.
The world is run by the people who show up.
As charms are nonsense, nonsense is a charm.
The best tranquilizer is a clear conscience.
Approve not of him who commends all you say.
Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.
Why does the blind man's wife paint herself.
Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer.
The Sting of a reproach, is the Truth of it.
Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.
An egg today is better than a hen to-morrow.
Vice knows she is ugly, so puts on her mask.
Saying and Doing, have quarrel'd and parted.
He that speaks ill of the mare will buy her.
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
There are lazy minds as well as lazy bodies.
The Honey is sweet, but the Bee has a Sting.
I have found Christian dogma unintelligible.
A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool.
Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.
He that would travel much, should eat little.
We can defer, yet time is most certainly not.