Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.

Here Skugg lies snug As a bug in a rug.

It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped

Hear no ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.

I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it is not given our fallen nature to understand.

You can not pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns.

Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried with fewer tensions and more tolerance.