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think you are a gainer by her gifts, you are losing yourself.
Whoever is trepanned by a woman's smiles, is as a fly hampered in a eobweb, whieh waits the leisure of the spider when he shall be devoured.
He that serves the lust of a woman makes himself her monkey, for she admires him no longer than while he is playing with his tail
Be as careful how you lie upon a whore, as how you keep one: for by the former you will get nothing, and by the latter, lose every thing you have got.
Mistrust a woman that seems rieh by her own discourse; for she that talks much of her fortune hath generally but little.
Think not every woman rieh that wears gay apparel, for many forfeit their virtue to maintain their pride
Build not too grcat faith on the sight of a few guineas or a gold watch; these may be but showing-horns to draw you to your ruin
Believe no man's affirmation of a woman's fortune, unless you know him; for designs are never carried on without abettors.
Be sure of her portion, though you take her virtue upon credit; but he that takes both upon trust, may find, when too late, that he hath neither to trust to
