So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you.
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.