Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.[360:4]

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose to the grindstone.[360:5]

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

Vessels large may venture more,

But little boats should keep near shore.

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard's Almanac, 1757.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.