Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
It was said of him that he did not say much, but that when he did everyone stopped to listen.
Do not do that which you would not have known.
A good example is the best sermon.
Wherever desirable superfluities are imported, industry is excited, and thereby plenty is produced. Were only necessaries permitted to be purchased, men would work no more than was necessary for that purpose.
If a man would reap praise, you must sow the seeds, gentle words and useful deeds.