He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.

There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave, than to expend it, like a gentleman.

I have somewhere seen it observed that we should make the same use of a book that the bee does of a flower: she steals sweets from it, but does not injure it.

It is an easy and vulgar thing to please the mob, and no very arduous task to astonish them.

If you are under obligations to many, it is prudent to postpone the recompensing of one, until it be in your power to remunerate all; otherwise you will make more enemies by what you give, than by what you withhold.