The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.

Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.

Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.

Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.

In spending lies the advantage.

In spending lies the advantage.