Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed in his body, name, or goods, for mere speculative opinions, or his external way of worship? Do you love truth for truth's sake; and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others.

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow.

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.

Money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more.

Love and toothache have many cures, but none infallible, except possession and dispossession.

Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.

You can't tell anyone anything. You have to teach people for them to remember. Let the person experience what you are teaching and they will learn.