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Rh 29. All would live long, but none would be old.

30. A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

31. A man in a passion rides a mad horse.

32. A man without a wife, is but half a man.

33. A man without ceremony has need of great merit in its place.

34. Ambition often spends foolishly what avarice had wickedly collected.

35. A mob's a monster; heads enough, but no brains.

36. A modern wit is one of David's fools.

37. An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow.

38. An empty bag cannot stand upright.

39.* A new truth is a truth, an old error an error, though Clodpate won't allow either.

40. Anger and folly walk cheek by jole; repentance treads on both their heels.

41. Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

42. Anger warms the invention, but overheats the oven.

43. An honest man will receive neither money nor praise, that is not his due.