The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Get what you can, and what you get hold; 'tis the Stone that will turn all your Lead into Gold.

Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty

All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Practice makes perfect.

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.