When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
You will become a teacher of yourself when for the same things that you blame others, you also blame yourself.
In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.
The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.