Show me a thoroughly contented person, and I will show you a useless one.

I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

Debt is a trap which man sets and baits himself, and then deliberately gets into.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, But four times he who gets his blow in fust

What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size of the soul. I think there are cases where the trade would do.

We should make virtue our master, not our servant.