Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

In success be moderate. Humility makes great men twice honourable.

Great hopes make everything great possible

The tongue offends and the ears get the cuffing

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

To inquisitive minds like yours and mine the reflection that the quantity of human knowledge bears no proportion to the quantity of human ignorance must be in one view rather pleasing, viz., that though we are to live forever we may be continually amused and delighted with learning something new.

Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves.