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keep and how to use it, when there is occasion; for money in your pocket is the best companion. As one observed, "be a good husband, and thou wilt soon get a penny to spend, a penny to lend, and a penny for thy friend." For I would have none to be such misers as to gain money only to keep, and not make use of it; for to such, money is the greatest curse, of which the world has been ⟨tarnished⟩ with many instances.
Gain a penny, spend a penny,
(Says the frugal man;)
But if you spend before you gain,
You'll ne'er be merry then.
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