Have Friends. 'Tis a second existence.

Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.

Keep expectation alive. Keep stirring it up. Let much promise more, and great deeds herald greater.

The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down.

Surfeits of happiness are fatal.

Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends.

Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier.