Close thine ear against him that shall open his mouth secretly against another. If thou receivest not his words, they fly back and wound the reporter. If thou dost receive them, they fly forward and wound the receiver.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

Dress is an index of your contents.

Borrowed wit is the poorest wit.

He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.

Three days of uninterrupted company in a vehicle will make you better acquainted with another, than one hour's conversation with him every day for three years.