Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself

He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.

Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.

You will discover 3 trustworthy mates, an aged wife, an aged canine, and ready dollars.

If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.