Miser.
1. A miser and a liar bargain quickly. M. Greek,
2. A miser grows rich by seeming poor, an ex-
travagant man grows poor by seeming rich. Shenstone,
travagant man grows poor by seeming rich. Shenstone,
3. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
Miser.
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4. A miser's son is generally a spendthrift. Latin.
5. Addition is the miser's sum of happiness.
Punch.
/ 6. As good beg of a naked man as a miser.
/ 6. As good beg of a naked man as a miser.
7. He that keeps up his riches and lives poorly
is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.
is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles.
8. He weeps at throwing away the water in
which he was washed. Plautus.
which he was washed. Plautus.
9. His money takes the place of wisdom. Dutch.
10. If the niggard should once taste the sweetness
of giving, he'd give all away.
of giving, he'd give all away.
1 1. Misers put their back and their belly into their
pocket.
pocket.
12. Misers' money goes twice to market. Sp,^ For.
13. No feast like a miser's. Fr.
14. Poor though in the midst of wealth. Latin,
15. The miser and the pig are of no use till dead.
Fr.
16. The miser doth spoil his coat by scanting a
little cloth. Shaks.
little cloth. Shaks.
17. The miser acquires yet fears to use his gains.
Horace,
18. The miser grows old, but his miserly spirit
remains young. Ger,
remains young. Ger,
19. The miser is always poor. Ger.
20. Thfe miser is ever in want. Horace.
/ 21. The miser's bag is never full. Dan,
/ 21. The miser's bag is never full. Dan,
22. The miser's chest is rich, but he is as poor as
a wolf. Ger.
a wolf. Ger.
23. The miser's friendship continues as long as he
gains by it. Ger.
gains by it. Ger.
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Misery.
24. The only good a miser does is to prove the
little happiness there is to be found in wealth.
little happiness there is to be found in wealth.
25. The riches of the miser fall into the hands
of the spendthrift. M. Greek.
of the spendthrift. M. Greek.
26. The wolf is sometimes satisfied, the miser
never, Ger.
never, Ger.
27. Tis strange the miser should his cares employ
To gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy. Pope.
To gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy. Pope.
28. To beg of the miser is to dig a trench in the
sea. Turk.
sea. Turk.
29. What he has is no more use to the miser than
what he has not Syrus,
Misery.
1. He bears misery best who hides it most.
2. He is miserable indeed who must lock up his
miseries.
miseries.
3. He is miserable once who feels it, but twice
who fears it before it comes.
who fears it before it comes.
4. Misery acquaints a man with strange bed-
fellows. Shaks,
fellows. Shaks,
5. Misery doth brave minds abate. Spenser.
6. Misery is always unjust.
7. Misery must be the mother,
When one beggar begets another.
When one beggar begets another.
8. Sacred even to gods, is misery. Homer.
9. The miseries of the virtuous are the scandal
of the good. Syrus.
of the good. Syrus.
10. This iron world brings down the stoutest heart
to lowest state,
For misery doth bravest minds abate. Spenser,
For misery doth bravest minds abate. Spenser,
11. When misery is highest, help is nighest
