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He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.