Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.
Don't put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.
Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.
The man who has never been tempted doesn't know how dishonest he is.
There are people so addicted to exaggeration that they actually can't tell the truth without lying.
He whom prosperity humbles, and adversity strengthens, is the true hero.