Marry above thy match and you will get a master.

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

An assembly of great men is the greatest fool upon earth.

A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.

The best tranquilizer is a clear conscience.

By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.

It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but we necessarily have, at the same time, the inconvenience of their collected passions, prejudices and private interests: for regulating commerce an assembly of great men is the greatest fool on earth