15 Of two Evils, always chufe the leaft. 16 Let no Day pafs without a Line.

17 Confult not too much, 'twill confound thee. 18 Take the Daughter of a good Mother. 19 Life will foon be paft; therefore spend it well.

20 Buy at a Market, and fell at Home. 21 Chufe not a Friend over thy Cups. 22 Break not thy Reft for what concerns thee

not.

23 Never refufe a good Offer, things may alter. 24 Bind fo as thou may'ft unbind.

25 Wink at fmall Faults; for thou haft great ones. 26 Speak fair; and think what thou wilt. 27 Lofe nothing for want of asking.

28 Do what thou oughteft; and come what can. 29 Make not a Jeit of Truth.

30 Never chide, or punifh for Anger; but Amendment.

31 Be not provoked by Injuries to commit

them.

32 Do thou drive thy Bufinefs; let not that drive thee.

33 Take heed of a reconciled Enemy; and an untry'd Friend.

34 Scorn Affronts: let Dogs Bark, and Affes Kick.

35 In all things, have an Eye to Safety. 36 Avoid melancholy, as thou would'st an evil Spirit.

37 Remember, that Mirth and Mifchief are two things.

38 If thou haft Wit and Learning, get Wisdom and Modefty to it.

39 Permit not thy felf to think of what thou may'st not act.

40 If thou would'st keep fafe, fpeak ill of none:

41 Have

41 Have nothing to do with Friends Enemies. 42 While thou art eating and drinking, devour not Time alfo.

43 Give a grateful Man more than he asks. 44 Buy not of a rich Man; nor fell to a Friend. 45 Deny ftiffly; if thou denieft at all.

46 Jeft fo as it may not end in fad earnest. 47 Eat to please thy felf; wear cloaths to please others.

48 Do good, and mind not to whom: Do ill, and take heed.

49 Not only be good; but alfo fhew thou art fo. 50 Be not Partner with a Mifer.

51 Truft not him, who thinks thou haft wronged him.

52 Pay all thou oweft; and thy Heart will leave aking.

53 If thou givest a Jeft, take a Repartee. 54 Truft not him that feems a Saint.

55 Tell not thy Secrets behind a Wall or Hedge. 56 Praise thy Friend, and not thy felf.

57 Be not lazy; and thou fhalt have no occa fion to with.

58 Lay up while young; and thou fhalt find it when old.

59 Speak well of the dead, who cannot answer for themfelves.

60 Let thy zeal for truth be confiftent with Charity. 61 Chufe fuch Pleafures, as recreate much, and coft little.

62 If thou diftrufteft thy felf; thou wert best keep filence.

63 Know the Secrets of thy own House, but of no bodies else.

64 Think upon the Reward of Sin; and fear the Devil.

65 Rather defpife Death than hate Life.

66 Make

66 Make no certain Promise of what is uncertain..

67 Accufe not Fortune, when thou art in fault thy felf.

68 At a good Table thou may'st be at School. 69 If thou canst not bear Evil, never think of Preferment.

70 Ask enough; thou may'ft fall at pleasure. 71 Keep Flax from Fire; and Youth from Wine. 72 Better give one Shilling, then lend and lofe twenty.

73 Lay things by; they may come to use. 74 Commend not thy Wife, Wine, nor Horse. 75 Beware of an ill Breed.

76 Care not for what thou can'st not have.

77 Better buy dear to have of thy own, than borrow.

78 Be old betimes, that thou may'st be fo long. 79 In all Extremities fly Bafhfulness.

80 Forget others Faults, and remember thy own. 81 Better be alone, than in bad Company. 82 Slight fmall Injuries, and they'll become none

at all.

83 Think often what thou haft been; and what thou shalt be.

84 If thou wilt be cured of thy Ignorance, confefs it.

85 Frequent the World: folitude is a kind of Madness.

86 Value thy felf, if thou wouldest be valued by others.

87 Attempt nothing, for which thou dareft not pray to God.

88 Be more careful of thy Confcience; than of thy Eftate.

89 Seek not to be Rich, but Happy.

90 Exafperate none, when thou canft poffibly avoid it. 91 Bear

91 Beware of thofe, who call themselves Friends. 92 Entertain no Thoughts, that blush in Words. 93 Keep thy Heart Clofe; and thy Countenance Open.

94 Tell a Friend his Faults; but do not blaze them. 95 Word it with none; foolish Hearts may be kindled.

96 Love thy Friend; but look to thy felf.

97 Give no Counsel to those that think they need it not.

98 Meddle not, where thou haft nothing to do. 99 Endeavour to make thy own Company pleafant to thee.

100 Envy no Man's Talent; but Improve thy Own.

101 Since Joys are fo uncertain; take Gladness when it comes.

íoz Commit no Business of Importance to a Joker.

103 Never ufe defperate Remedies, but in defperate Cafes.

104 Be neither foolishly Bathful, nor nauseously Confident.

105 Take heed that thy Liberality prove not mere Vanity.

106 When thou haft no Obfervers, be afraid of thy Self.

-107 Look not into God's Decrees: but his Commands.

108 Hate Vice, tho' in thy best Friend.

109 Confider not so much who speaks, as what is spoken.

i10 Think how fad thou must one Day be. 111 Promise little, and do much; fo fhalt thou have Thanks.

112 Do nothing to Day, that thou wilt repent of to Morrow.

113 Bear

113 Bear with Evil and expect Good.

114 Better pass a Danger once, than be always in Fear.

115 Ufe the Means, and trust God for Succefs. 116 Think not to reform the Times by Monaftical Rules.

117 Prove thy Friend, before thou haft need of him.

118 Take heed of being caught with good Words.

119 Endeavour to do fo well that others may Envy thee for it.

120 Do good to thy felf, and thine; and then to others if thou canft.

121 Let a sturdy Beggar have a ftout Denial. 122 Weigh thy Neighbour in the fame Ballance. with thy felf.

123 Be fure of Matter of Fact before thōu enquireft into the Cause.

124 Never do that to Morrow, which thou canft as well do to Day.

125 Love other Men,

Pity the Bad.

Praife the Good, and

126 Make the beft of a bad Bargain.

127 Beware of Had I wift.

128 Study Sickness in Health; and old Age in Youth.

129 So Refpect others, as never to neglect thy felf.

130 Do thy utmost to rid thy felf of Contention. 131 Be not hafty to outbid another.

132 Forgive any fooner than thy felf.

133 Spend and be free; but make no waft of thy Eftate.

134 Fear the worft; the best will fave it felf. 135 Do as moft do; and few will speak ill of thee.

136 Take