Before you consult your fancy, consult your purse.

They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

He that takes a wife, takes care

In order to be happy you need a good dog, a good woman, and ready money.

My father's little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge, more proper books had not fallen in my way since it was now resolved I should not be a clergyman.

When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.