You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure you feel; but endeavour to console your adversary, and make him less dissatisfied with himself by every kind and civil expression that may be used with truth; such as, you understand the game better than I, but you are a little inattentive, or, you play too fast; or, you had the best of the game, but something happened to divert your thoughts, and that turned it in my favour.

Read much, but not too many books.

When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue.

Remember, that six pounds a year is but a groat a day.

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.

Necessity is our quickest excuse.

If you have something to do tomorrow, do it today.