Beware of listening to a man who says he "will not detain you five minutes."
Beware of purchasing wine at an auction, which is described as "late the property of a nobleman who has gone to live upon the Continent."
Beware, if you are in a hurry, of getting into an empty omnibus.
Beware of a shop that deals in "Awful Failures!"
Beware of mentioning the name of Ireland in the presence of an Irishman.
Beware of interfering in any quarrel—more particularly a matrimonial one.
Beware of marrying a woman who has "great expectations."
Beware of short cuts, when you are travelling; of playing with a man who knows a trick or two at cards; of buying a horse of a friend; of living near a firework-gallery; above all, beware of putting your name on a stamped piece of paper, as much as you would beware of steel-traps and spring guns, or of putting your fingers in the fire.