The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

You are judged of by what you possess.

You are judged of by what you possess.

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.