It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.

Man is my brother, and I am nearer related to him through his vices than I am through his virtue.

A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.

Despatch is taking time by the ears; hurry is taking it by the end of the tail.

A witty writer is like a porcupine; his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe.

Friendship is like earthenware, once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror, once broken that ends it.

Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into.