The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.

Sincerity is the most compendious wisdom.

Do as you would be done by, is the surest method of pleasing.

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Women of fashion and character--I do not mean absolutely unblemished--are a necessary ingredient in the composition of good company; the attention which they require, and which is always paid them by well-bred men, keeps up politeness, and gives a habit of good-breeding; whereas men, when they live together without the lenitive of women in company, are apt to grow careless, negligent, and rough among one another.

An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions.

Little secrets are commonly told again, but great ones generally kept.