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01In print by 1857 AD
Envy goes beyond avarice.

Meaning: Wanting to deny another person a benefit can be more destructive than wanting an advantage for yourself. Notice when comparison turns a desire into resentment.

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02In print by 1857 AD
To cut broad thongs from another man’s leather.

Meaning: It is easy to be expansive with resources that belong to someone else. Obtain consent and respect limits instead of treating another person’s supplies as freely available.

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03In print by 1857 AD
Very hard times in the wood when the wolves eat each other.

Meaning: When hardship turns usual companions against each other, conditions may be severe. The wolves’ conflict depicts breakdown under pressure rather than recommending predatory behaviour.

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04In print by 1857 AD
It is only good bargains that ruin.

Meaning: An attractive price can encourage purchases whose combined cost exceeds their value to you. A bargain saves money only when the purchase itself is useful and affordable.

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05In print by 1857 AD
Lion-skins were never had cheap.

Meaning: Something difficult or dangerous to obtain usually carries a substantial cost. The lion’s skin represents a prized result whose acquisition cannot simply be assumed cheap.

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06In print by 1857 AD
There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.

Meaning: A purchaser may misjudge an offer more readily than the seller who knows it well. Inspect the particular transaction instead of assuming a good price guarantees value.

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07In print by 1857 AD
A fine cage won’t feed the bird.

Meaning: An attractive setting cannot replace the essentials needed to live or work within it. Consider whether an impressive arrangement actually provides the support it appears to promise.

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08In print by 1857 AD
Fortune can take from us only what she has given us.

Meaning: A change in circumstances can remove benefits that depended on those circumstances. Distinguish an external advantage from the skills, relationships or values that may remain.

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09In print by 1857 AD
Love does wonders, but money makes marriage.

Meaning: Affection and practical arrangements both shape a shared life. The saying draws attention to material circumstances without proving that money determines every marriage or relationship.

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10In print by 1857 AD
I never saw a silent rich man.

Meaning: Wealth may help a person gain attention or confidence in speaking. The speaker’s sweeping observation invites scrutiny of whose voices are heard and why.

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11In print by 1857 AD
The lawyer’s pouch is a mouth of hell.

Meaning: The image expresses fear that legal expense may consume resources without a clear limit. Examine costs and scope, while avoiding an unfair accusation against an entire profession.

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12In print by 1857 AD
The rich man has more relations than he knows.

Meaning: Wealth may attract people who claim closeness beyond an established relationship. Examine the basis of a new connection, without assuming that every approach to a wealthy person is insincere.

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13In print by 1857 AD
Rich garments weep on unworthy shoulders.

Meaning: Fine clothing cannot establish the character of the person wearing it. The weeping garments turn outward distinction into criticism of conduct, rather than a judgement of anyone’s human worth.

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14In print by 1857 AD
It is approved alchemy to have an income and spend nothing.

Meaning: An income kept instead of spent appears to create wealth without mysterious alchemy. The comparison highlights retaining resources, without pretending that people can avoid necessary costs or that saving alone guarantees security.

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15In print by 1857 AD
To beards with money cavaliers pay respect.

Meaning: Resources can influence the respect people receive. The beards and cavaliers image invites scrutiny of status-based courtesy, without treating wealth as proof of merit or poverty as a lack of worth.

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16In print by 1857 AD
Now that I have an ewe and a lamb, every one says to me: Good morrow, Peter.

Meaning: New possessions are followed by warmer greetings. The ewe, lamb and greeting to Peter question whether friendliness depends on visible resources, without proving that every welcome is opportunistic or identifying Peter as a historical person.

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17In print by 1857 AD
Love, grief, and money cannot be kept secret.

Meaning: Strong feelings and visible resources may leave signs even when someone tries to conceal them. Love, grief and money name different things that can become noticeable, without cancelling a person’s right to privacy.

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18In print by 1857 AD
He who builds a house, or marries, is left with a lank purse.

Meaning: Building a house or marrying is pictured leaving little in the purse. The saying directs attention to the resources a major undertaking may consume, without claiming that every such choice causes poverty.

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19In print by 1857 AD
Arms and money require good hands.

Meaning: Powerful resources need capable and responsible handling. Arms and money put means with serious consequences beside the hands that decide how to use them.

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