Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.

I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night

A man is sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to have but little.

He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.

At a great pennyworth pause a while.

The punishment of murder by death is contrary to reason, and to the order and happiness of society, and contrary to divine revelation.

Neglect mending a small fault and 'twill soon be a great one.