One day is worth a thousand tomorrows.

After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy.

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken to what is said and to answer to the purpose.

There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn't allow it to interfere with one's work.

When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out, one against the other, I take the course indicated by what remains.

Marry above thy match and you will get a master.