Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.

If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.

If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.

A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.

Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

Buy at a faire, but sell at home.

Great men have reaching hands.

Great men have reaching hands.

God keep me from false friends!

God keep me from false friends!

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.