It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.
I don't care how much a man talks, if he only says it in a few words.
Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.
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.
True wisdom is plenty of experience, observation, and reflection. False wisdom is plenty of ignorance, arrogance, and impudence.