The wife is the key of the house.

The wife is the key of the house.

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.

When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.

Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

Gifts enter every where without a wimble.

Gifts enter every where without a wimble.

A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.

A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.