Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.

They who cannot be induced to fear for love will never be enforced to love for fear. Love opens the heart, fear shuts it; that encourages, this compels; and victory meets encouragement, but flees compulsion.

Of all vices take heed of drunkenness; other vices are but fruits of disordered affections--this disorders, nay, banishes reason; other vices but impair the soul--this demolishes her two chief faculties, the understanding and the will; other vices make their own way--this makes way for all vices; he that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.

Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.

Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand, and a closed mouth.

If thy words be too luxuriant, confine them, lest they confine thee; he that thinks he never can speak enough may easily speak too much. A full tongue and an empty brain are seldom parted.