Little said is soon amended.

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

God who sends the wound sends the medicine.

Woman's advice has little value, but he who won't take it is a fool.

Blessed be he who invented sleep, a cloak that covers all a man's thoughts.

Do but take care to express yourself in a plain, easy Manner, in well-chosen, significant and decent Terms, and to give a harmonious and pleasing Turn to your Periods: study to explain your Thoughts, and set them in the truest Light, labouring as much as possible, not to leave them dark nor intricate, but clear and intelligible.

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.