When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live comfortably when we grow old; and when we are old, we perceive it is too late to live as we proposed.

An atheist is but a mad, ridiculous derider of piety, but a hypocrite makes a sober jest of God and religion; he finds it easier to be upon his knees than to rise to a good action.

Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.

Simplicity is the mean between ostentation and rusticity.

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.