Poverty is the step-mother of genius.
Advice is like kissing: it costs nothing and is a pleasant thing to do.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.
Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced had nothing to say on the subject
Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.