Adversity Often Hatches Out The True Nobility

Moral: It All Depends.

If You Have To Be Burned At The Stake, Be A Good Fellow And Collect Your Own Fire-wood.

It Is Not Time For Mirth And Laughter, The Cold, Gray Dawn Of The Morning After.

Never Pretend To Have Money Except When You Are In Straits. The Poor Man Who Pretends To Have A Bank Account Betters His Credit And Takes No Risk. But The Prosperous Individual Who Counts His Money In The Street, Forthwith Will Be Invited To Attend A Charity Bazaar.

The Serpent Is Helpless Unless He Finds An Apple To Work With.