Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
Judge your success by what you had to give up to get it.
Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.
Do you always want to be right or do you want to be happy?
Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.