When you taste honey, remember gall.

Neglect mending a small fault and 'twill soon be a great one.

An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

Your argument is sound, nothing but sound.

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee

Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature.

We must not in the course of public life expect immediate approbation and immediate grateful acknowledgment of our services. But let us persevere through abuse and even injury. The internal satisfaction of a good conscience is always present, and time will do us justice in the minds of the people, even those at present the most prejudiced against us.