Wickedness is its own punishment.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

The world is deceitful; her end is doubtful, her conclusion is horrible, her judge terrible, and her judgment is intolerable.

Money is both the generation and corruption of purchased honor; honor is both the child and slave of potent money: the credit which honor hath lost, money hath found. When honor grew mercenary, money grew honorable. The way to be truly noble is to contemn both.

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

If thou desire not to be poor, desire not to be too rich. He is rich, not that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is poor, not that enjoys little, but he that wants too much. The contented mind wants nothing which it hath not; the covetous mind wants, not only what it hath not, but likewise what it hath.

Sweet tastes have sour closes; and he repents on thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.