Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.

If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to the other world?

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

Grief for a dead Wife, and a troublesome Guest, Continues to the threshold, and there is at rest; But I mean such wives as are none of the best

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

He that best understands the world, least likes it