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Hotter than fire between false friends Does friendship five days burn; When the sixth day comes the fire cools, And ended is all the love.

No great thing needs a man to give, Oft little will purchase praise; With half a loaf and a half-filled cup A friend full fast I made.

A little sand has a little sea, And small are the minds of men; Though all men are not equal in wisdom, Yet half-wise only are all.

A measure of wisdom each man shall have, But never too much let him know; The fairest lives do those men live Whose wisdom wide has grown.

A measure of wisdom each man shall have, But never too much let him know; For the wise man's heart is seldom happy, If wisdom too great he has won.

A measure of wisdom each man shall have, But never too much let him know;