To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Desire Fast Known Trouble
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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Anand Thakur
It is best to know the worst at once.
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Best Oneself Worst
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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Anand Thakur
The gods play games with men as balls.
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Ball Game God Man Play
There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.
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Anand Thakur
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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Anand Thakur
Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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Anand Thakur
He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
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Fall In Love Fate Rock Worst
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
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Expense Income Money Yourself
Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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Man Mistake Please Woman Worst
A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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Balance Mindset Remedy
Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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Anand Thakur
Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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