The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.
Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.
1. Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men’s nurses.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Essay VIII, Of Marriage and Single Life
2.
A glorious charter, deny it who can,
Is breathed in the words, I’m an Englishman.
Eliza Cook (1818-1889)
The Englishman
3. Few are qualified to shine in company, but it is in most men’s power to be agreeable.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Thoughts on Various Subjects
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