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.

For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for read more

For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.

He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more

He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.

The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

In a long journey straw waighs.

In a long journey straw waighs.