A rich man can get the eye of the beadle. (M)
The boulevards are the roads to destruction. (M)
A bird on a bonnet is worth ten on a plate. (T)
[Illustration: The quill is as mighty off the wing. (M)]
Let him now speak or hereafter hold his piece of information for a good price. (M)
Better all a loafer than a half-bred. (T & M)
Necessity is the mother of contention. (T)
Where there is a will there's a lawsuit. (T)
"Mercy and truth are met together, righteousness and peace have kissed each other." Look out!!!! (M)
He that is surety for a stranger shall be wiser the next time. (M)
Pride goeth before and the bill cometh after. (M)
Single blessedness and married cussedness. (T)
Young widows in ash cloth and sashes. (M)
Money shall cover a multitude of sins. (T)
"Who so findeth a (rich) wife findeth a good thing." (M) Prov. xviii, 22.
As thou hast made thy bed, why lie about it? (M)
[Illustration: Some are born widows, some achieve widowhood, whilst others have widows thrust upon them. (T)]
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. (T)
Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate. (T)
If the wolf be at the door, open it and eat him. (M)
Honor is without profit--in most countries. (T & M)
The poor ye have with ye always--but they are not invited. (T)
One touch of nature makes the whole world blush. (T & M)
Think of your ancestors and your posterity and you will never marry. (M)
Tomorrow would be sweet if we could kill yesterday. (M)
A lie for a lie and a truth for a truth. (M)
In one's old coterie may one sport the old pantry and vestry? (H)
It is better to make friends fast than to make fast friends. (M)
There's many a sip 'twixt the cup and the lip. (M)
A friend in deeds is a friend indeed. (M)
All that a man knoweth will he tell to his wife. (M & T)
[Illustration: When folly is bliss 'tis ignorance to be otherwise. (M)]
A fool and his honey are soon mated. (T & M)
There is no soak without some fire water. (M)
Tell the truth and shame the--family. (T)
There's none so blind as those who won't fee. (H)
Knowledge is power--if you know it about the right person. (M)
"The grinders may cease"--but the grind goes on forever. (M)
Actresses will happen in the best regulated families. (H)
[Illustration: Dead men tell no tales--?--?--! (T)]