A burnt child dreads the fire.

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• Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Predators and opportunists inevitably congregate wherever death or decay promises easy su…
• Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. Small, consistent savings accumulate into substantial wealth without requiring separate e…
• A cat has nine lives, yet care will kill a cat. Excessive worry destroys even the most resilient creature faster than physical danger eve…
• Woe to the house where there is no chiding. Silence about wrongdoing allows harm to fester, making honest correction essential for ho…
• Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Early guidance shapes lifelong character; foundational lessons endure through adulthood.
• Where God hath His church the devil will have his chapel. Evil inevitably establishes itself wherever good flourishes, as opposing forces cannot co…