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Be moderate in thy expences, yet be not base; know when to spare, and when to spend. Be generous upon a good occasion; but be sure to see whether your Accounts will bear it. What thou dost, do upon design, unless they be Acts of
Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.
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- Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life.
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"Advice of a father, or, Counsel to a child directing him to demean himself in the most important passages of this life." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26441.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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charity, or courtesie, then hate the thoughts of requital. Waste nothing, lest thou want; pro∣fuseness hath made many poor, and poverty is worse than death to an ingenuous spirit. Live within thy self, it is sad to live upon others. Let thy layings out be less than thy comings in, that thou may'st lay up for a rainy day; a good Estate is the best shelter.