When we try to avoid one fault, we are led to the opposite, unless we be very careful.
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
Sovereign money procures a wife with a large fortune, gets a man credit, creates friends, stands in place of pedigree, and even of beauty.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
Who's started has half finished.
Seize the day [Carpe diem]: trust not to the morrow.