Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.

Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.

Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

Veiling truth in mystery.

Veiling truth in mystery.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Wine unlocks the breast.

Wine unlocks the breast.

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more

Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.