It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.
Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed.
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The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
There are not the weeds the ones that drown the good seed, but the negligence of the peasant.