Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.

A fickle and capricious woman.

A fickle and capricious woman.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.