If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it; but in the other case, he escapes the frequent vexation of waiting for barbers, and of their sometimes dirty fingers, offensive breaths, and dull razors.

Vice knows she is ugly, so puts on her mask.

The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see.

Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Grievances cannot be redressed until they are known; and they cannot be known but through complaints and petitions. If these are deemed affronts, and the messengers punished as offenders, who will henceforth send petitions? And who will deliver them? Wise governments encouraged the airing of grievances, even those that were lightly founded Foolish governments did the opposite - to their peril. Where complaining is a crime, hope becomes despair.

Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.