The bird loves her nest.

The bird loves her nest.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.

Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.

Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

We know this to be all nonsense.

We know this to be all nonsense.

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.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.