17. Wealth is better than wit; for few poets have had the fortune to be chosen Aldermen.
18. Marriage frees a man from care; for then his wife takes all upon her.
19. A Kennel of hounds is the best Consort;[630] for they need no tuning from morning to night.
20. The Court makes better Scholars than the University: for where a King vouchsafes to be a teacher, every man blushes to be a non-proficient.
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