Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.

Since I cannot govern my own tongue, though within my own teeth, how can I hope to govern the tongue of others?

An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise that is not his due.

Perhaps I was too saucy and provoking.

It is the will of God and Nature that these mortal bodies be laid aside, when the soul is to enter into real life; 'tis rather an embrio state, a preparation for living; a man is not completely born until he be dead: Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals?

Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.

We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness of God, made every day before our eyes. Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.