It is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him.

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.

There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as they would do a dish of fritters.

All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affections.

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

In every case, the remedy is to take action. Get clear about exactly what it is that you need to learn and exactly what you need to do to learn it. BEING CLEAR KILLS FEAR. Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.

They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains. - Cervantes