Soul of fibre and heart of oak.
It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.
Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same reason.
We are all as God made us and frequently much worse.
Troubles take wing for the man who can sing.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.