We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Patience revels in misfortunes.

Patience revels in misfortunes.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

As is the mother, so is her daughter.

As is the mother, so is her daughter.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.