Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.
Virtue may not always make a Face handsome, but Vice will certainly make it ugly.
Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.
A light purse is a heavy curse.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.