To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

The heart has such an influence over the understanding, that it is worth while to engage it in our interest.

A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.

The possibility of remedying imprudent actions is commonly an inducement to commit them.

The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.