Prosperity is very liable to bring pride among the other goods with which it endows an individual; it is then that prosperity costs too dear.

Our blessings are the least heeded, because the most common events of life.

A wise Providence consoles our present afflictions by joys borrowed from the future.

Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care; thus fruit follows the fair blossom, as honor follows a good life.

It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry.

Be more careful of your conscience than of your estate. The latter can be bought and sold; the former never.

Prosperity seems to be scarcely safe, unless it be mixed with a little adversity.