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  ...to rectify her life. Out of human authors take these few cautions, [4036]"know thyself. [4037]Be contented with thy lot. [4038]Trust not wealth, beauty, nor parasites, they will bring thee to destruction. [4039]Have peace with all men, war with vice. [4040]Be not idle. [4041]Look before you leap. [4042]Beware of 'had I wist.' [4043]Honour thy parents, speak well of friends. Be temperate in four things, _lingua, locis, oculis, et poculis_. Watch thine eye.[4044] Moderate thine expenses. Hear much, speak little   , [4045]_sustine et abstine_. If thou seest ought amiss in another, mend it in thyself. Keep thine own counsel, reveal not thy secrets, be silent in thine intentions. [4046]Give not ear to tale-tellers, babblers, be not scurrilous in conversation: [4047]jest without bitterness: give no man cause of offence: set thine house in order: [4048]take heed of suretyship. [4049]_Fide et diffide_, as a fox on the ice, take heed whom you trust. [4050]Live not beyond thy means. [4051]Give cheerfully....   Unknown, Source

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