Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle. - James Howell

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Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

James Howell

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About James Howell

James Howell (c. 1594 – c. 1666) was a Welsh author, diplomat and scholar.

Alternative Names: I. H.

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He that hath eaten a bear-pie, will always smell of the garden.

To whom thy secret thou dost tell, to him thy freedom thou dost sell.

Owe money at Easter and Lent will seem short to thee.