Most men die from the neck up at age twenty-five because they stop dreaming.
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
Cunning proceeds from want of capacity.
The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed I have too little left, to undertake anything like a reformation in religion.
Applause waits on success.
Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly. . . .