Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times.
Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.
One today is worth two tomorrows.
Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
Some books we read, tho' few there are that hit the happy point where wisdom joins with wit.
I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.