I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united; and when one suffers, the other sympathizes.

Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature.

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

No man can possibly improve in any company for which he has not respect enough to be under some degree of restraint.

You must be respectable, if you will be respected.

A seeming ignorance is very often a most necessary part of worldly knowledge. It is, for instance, commonly advisable to seem ignorant of what people offer to tell you; and when they say, Have not you heard of such a thing? to answer No, and to let them go on, though you know it already.

Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.