Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

Ready mony is a ready Medicine.

Ready mony is a ready Medicine.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Every man can master a grief but he that has it.

Every man can master a grief but he that has it.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

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

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

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.

We see not our own backs.

We see not our own backs.