A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.

And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.

Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.

Love and dignity do not dwell together.

Love and dignity do not dwell together.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.