It is easier to be virtuous than it is to appear so, and it pays better.

Everybody in this world wants watching, but nobody more than ourselves.

Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.

It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven

To enjoy a good reputation, give publicly, and steal privately.

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.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.