“6493. A light Purse
Is a heavy Curse.”

— Thomas Fuller (writer)

Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : A light purse is a heavy Curse.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

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British physician, preacher, and intellectual 1654–1734

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“6493. A light PurseIs a heavy Curse.”

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