There was great difference in persons; and discretion did not always accompany years, nor was youth always without it.

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

The height of foolishness is to discard an opportunity without full investigation

Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

If you do tomorrow what you did today , you will get tomorrow what you got today

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

My List of Virtues contain'd at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform'd me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show'd itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the right when discussing any Point, but was overbearing & rather insolent; of which he convinc'd me by mentioning several Instances; - I determined endeavouring to cure myself ..., and I added Humility to my List, giving an extensive Meaning to the Word.