If you would not be laughed at, be the first to laugh at yourself.
Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.
When about 16 Years of Age, I happened to meet with a Book written by one Tryon, recommending a Vegetable Diet. I determined to go into it.... My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Lost time is never found again.
To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.