He who would make a golden door must add a nail to it daily.
Who makes his bed on the morrow; goes all day without sorrow.
A small debt makes a man your debtor, a large one your enemy.
Disgrace is like the grain of a tree trunk -- time makes it bigger instead of erasing it.
Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors.
If you would make an enemy, lend a man money, and ask for it back again.
The rich man makes mistakes and the poor men get the blame.
What men usually ask for when they pray to God is, that two and two may not make four.
One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full.
The open house makes a good man of the thief.
Mackerel sky and mares' tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash.
You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
If you marry a young woman, make sure your friends stay outside.
Make new friends, but don't forget the old ones.
Men would not be richer for being miserly; generosity does not make a man poorer.
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