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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 eobwebcobweb [sic], whiehwhich [sic] 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 riehrich [sic] by her own discourse; for she that talks much of her fortune hath generally but little.

Think not every woman riehrich [sic] that wears gay apparel, for many forfeit their virtue to maintain their pride

Build not too grcatgreat [sic] 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