Hold back some goods for a thousand days and you will be sure to sell at a profit

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He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years
A thousand pounds and a bottle of hay are all one at doomsday A thousand pounds and a bottle of hay are all one at doomsday
A book holds a house of gold A book holds a house of gold
If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily
One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other

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