The more one works, the more willing one is to work.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

A joker is near akin to a buffoon; and neither of them is the least related to wit.

Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely.

Pocket all your knowledge with your watch, and never pull it out in company unless desired.

To please people is a great step towards persuading them.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.