Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.

Be slow of tongue and quick of eye.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

Sancho Panza by name is my own self, if I was not changed in my cradle.

I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.

He who has the judge for his father goes into court with an easy mind.