Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

He that is conscious of a stink in his breeches is [suspicious] of every wrinkle in another's nose.

an enormous proportion of property vested in a few individuals is dangerous to the rights, and destructive of the common happiness of mankind, and, therefore, every free state hath a right by its laws to discourage the possession of such property.

Every pot must sit on its own bottom.

Mankind naturally and generally love to be flatter'd.

He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now.