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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Precocity |
| Early ripe, early rotten. | 1 |
| He dies before he is old who is wise before his day. Latin. | 2 |
| Soon fire, soon ashes. Dutch. | 3 |
| Soon grass, soon hay. Dutch. | 4 |
| Soon old, soon cold; soon old, soon with God. German. | 5 |
| Soon ripe, soon rotten. Latin. | 6 |
| So wise so young, they say do never live long. Shakespeare. | 7 |
| What ripens fast does not last. | 8 |
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