Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly. . . .

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Willows are weak, but they bind the Faggot.

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.

Perhaps I was too saucy and provoking.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.