He that sells upon Credit expects to lose 5 per Cent. By bad Debts; therefore he charges, on all he sells upon Credit, an Advance that shall make up that Deficiency.

The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it.

Getting into debt, is getting into a tanglesome net.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Where security exists, liberty and opportunity do not.

We must not in the course of public life expect immediate approbation and immediate grateful acknowledgment of our services. But let us persevere through abuse and even injury. The internal satisfaction of a good conscience is always present, and time will do us justice in the minds of the people, even those at present the most prejudiced against us.

No better relation than a prudent and faithful friend.