1/ Wide will wear, but tight will tear. 2/ Too far east is west. 3/ When the weather is fair of your cloak take care. 4/ Throw not good money after bad 5/ The wheel that's weak is apt to creak. 6/ The weaker goes to the wall. 7/ Small leaks sink great ships. 8/ Praise a fair day at night 9/ Ships dread fire more than water. 10/ Sin is sin though it be not seen. 11/ No pains, no gains. 12/ Little strokes fell great oaks. 13/ Fortune favours fools. 14/ There is many a slip, between the cup and the lip. 15/ Old age is honourable.
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