That man alone loves himself rightly who procures the greatest possible good to himself through the whole of his existence and so pursues pleasure as not to give for it more than it is worth.

Disdain the chain, preserve your freedom; and maintain your independency: be industrious and free; be frugal and free.

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.

Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both.

Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue.

Annual giving is the custom of making a gift-a-year to an institution in which one has faith.

Remember that credit is money.