Men differ daily about things which are subject to sense, is it likely then they should agree about things invisible.

The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.

Money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more.

On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been had I not attempted it.

Without industry and frugality, nothing will do; with them, everything.

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure you feel; but endeavour to console your adversary, and make him less dissatisfied with himself by every kind and civil expression that may be used with truth; such as, you understand the game better than I, but you are a little inattentive, or, you play too fast; or, you had the best of the game, but something happened to divert your thoughts, and that turned it in my favour.

Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense.