Wear your knowledge like your watch - in you pocket - and don't pull it out just for show.

Fear invites danger; concealed cowards insult known ones.

Many new years you may see, but happy ones you cannot see without deserving them. These virtue, honor, and knowledge alone can merit, alone can produce.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.

Enjoy pleasures, but let them be your own, and then you will taste them.

Ridicule is the best test of truth.