“Many estates are spent in the getting,
Since women for tea forsook spinning and knitting,
And men for punch forsook hewing and splitting.”
One must be recorded here for the benefit of the reader who would achieve commercial success—
“Women and wine, game and deceit,
Make the wealth small and the want great.”
Again, Poor Richard writes—
“Fond pride of dress is sure a curse;
Ere fancy you consult—consult your purse.”
A truthful warning is contained in the following lines—
“Vessels large may venture more,
But little boats should keep near shore.”
All should remember—
“For age and want save what you may,
No morning sun lasts a whole day.”