You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

As the flint contains the spark, unknown to itself, which the steel alone can awaken to life, so adversity often reveals to us hidden gems, which prosperity or negligence would forever have hidden.

Opinions should be formed with great caution, and changed with greater.

Morally considered, laughter is next to the Ten Commandments.

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.