Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

As often as we do good, we sacrifice.

I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.

Genius is the ability to hold one's vision steady until it becomes reality

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Rules too soft are seldomly followed; rules too harsh are seldomly executed.

If we lose our Money, it gives us some Concern. If we are cheated or robb'd of it, we are angry: But Money lost may be found; what we are robb'd of may be restored: The Treasure of Time once lost, can never be recovered; yet we squander it as tho' 'twere nothing worth, or we had no Use for it.