Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.

Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.

Heav'n is not always got by running.

To bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit.

Demean thyself more warily in thy study than in the street. If thy public actions have a hundred witnesses, thy private have a thousand. The multitude looks but upon thy actions; thy conscience looks into them: the multitude may chance to excuse thee, if not acquit thee; thy conscience will accuse thee, if not condemn thee.

If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.

Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself.