Adagios

Halfway done that well is started.
Roads are short to cheery-hearted.
Pennies saved are pennies earned.
Fire frights the child that's burned.
You can't eat the cake that's eaten.
Faint of heart is quickly beaten.
You can't tell until you try.
No water's missed till well is dry.
There are no pockets in a shroud.
Falls are waiting for the proud.
No man lives by bread alone.
Every sinner must atone.
Silence if you'd evil speak.
He will not find who does not seek.
These are maxims tried and true.
And they all apply to you.