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When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
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A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
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Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.
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And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest.
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My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.
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Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.
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But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
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Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many.
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The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.
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Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
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Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind: