The second vice is lying; the first is running in debt.

Lying rides upon debt’s back.

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times.

The borrower is a slave to the lender, and the debtor to the creditor.

  For age and want save while you may,
  No morning sun lasts a whole day.

  Get what you can, and what you get hold;
  ’Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.

Experience keeps a dear school; but fools will learn in no other and scarce in that; for we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.

They that will not be counselled cannot be helped.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

After feasts made, the maker shakes his head.

There is neither honour nor gain got in dealing with a villain.

Visits should be like a winter’s day, short.

  A house without woman and firelight,
  Is like a body without soul or sprite.

Light purse, heavy heart.

Ne’er take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.

Great talkers, little doers.

Relation without friendship, friendship without power, power without will, will without effect, effect without profit, and profit without virtue, are not worth a farthing.

He has changed his one-eyed horse for a blind one.

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578.  Excellent paste

Excellent paste for fruit or meat pies may be made with two-thirds of wheat flower, one-third of the flour of boiled potatoes, and some butter or dripping; the whole being brought to a proper consistence with warm water, and a small quantity of yeast added when lightness is desired.  This will also make very pleasant cakes for breakfast, and may be made with or without spices, fruit, &c.

Picnic Biscuits.—­Take two ounces of fresh butter, and well work it with a pound of flour.  Mix thoroughly with it half a salt-spoonful of pure carbonate of soda; two ounces of sugar; mingle thoroughly with the flour; make up the paste with spoonsful of milk—­it will require scarcely a quarter of a pint.  Knead smooth, roll a quarter of an inch thick, cut in rounds about the size of the top of a small wine-glass; roll these out thin, prick them well, lay them on lightly floured tins, and bake in a gentle oven until crisp; when cold put into dry canisters.  Thin cream used instead of milk, in the paste, will enrich the biscuits.  Caraway seeds or ginger can be added, to vary these at pleasure.

579.  Black cake

Beat separately the whites and yolks of three eggs.  Mix half a pound of butter with one pound of flour, one tumbler of milk, one tumbler of molasses, one pound of sugar.  Then put in the eggs and one and one-half teaspoonful of soda.  Wine, currants, raisins and citron to your taste.