On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been had I not attempted it.

If you would know the value of money; go, and try to borrow some! For, he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing! and indeed, so does he that lends to such people, when he goes to get it in again!

Would thou confound thy enemy, be good thyself.

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.

Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power.