Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.

Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

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.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.

A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.

Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.

Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.

Hidden evils are most dreaded.

Hidden evils are most dreaded.

Sweet is revenge--especially to women.

Sweet is revenge--especially to women.