Want is the mother of industry. Want makes strife between man and wife. Want of rest is worse than want of wealth. Want will be your master.
War is death’s feast. Wars bring scars. The fear of war is worse than war itself. That war is only just which is necessary. The warrior lives an honorable life even in poverty.
The woman who likes washing can always find water. Waste not, want not. A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a bean field are hard to watch. A bag of fleas is easier to keep watch over than a woman.
It is good to get out of the net, but better not to get into it. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes. Old friends and old ways ought not to be disdained. Weak food is best for weak stomachs. Weak men had best be witty.
Best dealing with an enemy when you take him at his weakest. Be not like the dumb, driven cattle. Where it is weakest, there the thread breaketh. Elbow grease makes wealth increase.
Children are the poor man’s wealth. A man of wealth is a slave to his possessions. Command your wealth, else that will command you. The rich and ignorant are sheep with golden wool.
Riches are like muck, which is useless in a heap, but spread abroad makes the earth fruitful. Many a man would have been worse if his estate had been better. Money comes to money. A man of courage never wants weapons.
The ox when weariest treads surest. It is harder to weave than to gather wool. Bridesmaids may soon be made brides. Wedlock is a padlock.
Weeds need no sowing. Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast. Better to live well than long. Bachelors’ wives and spinsters’ children are well-behaved.
