Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into.
Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can.
Truth is the edict of God.
Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.
Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.