One saves oneself much pain, by taking pains; much trouble, by taking trouble.

Some men so dislike the dust kicked up by the generation they belong to, that, being unable to pass, they lag behind it.

They who disbelieve in virtue because man has never been found perfect, might as reasonably deny the sun because it is not always noon.

It is natural that affluence should be followed by influence.

If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination, and bid him conquer.

There is as much difference between good poetry and fine verses, as between the smell of a flower-garden and of a perfumer's shop.

When will talkers refrain from evil speaking: when listeners refrain from evil-hearing.