Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.
He is not poor who has a competency.
Work at it night and day.
Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied with his own, as a matter of course.
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.