Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

He is not poor who has a competency.

He is not poor who has a competency.