“Hope is a very thin diet.”

Suggesting that hope alone provides little real sustenance · Commonly attributed, from The Squire of Alsatia or similar

• Hope
• Need
• Reality

“And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind.”

Acknowledging wit as both a strength and a vulnerability · A True Widow, Act II

• Character
• Mind
• Wit

“The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.”

Critiquing rashness as ultimately counterproductive · A True Widow, Act III

• Folly
• Hurry
• Wisdom

“Every man loves what he is good at.”

Observing the natural attachment of people to their own strengths · A True Widow, Act V

• Humanity
• Pride
• Talent