There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously removes or at least alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends.

Never meddle with play-actors, for they're a favoured race.

I can tell where my own shoe pinches me.

A knowledge of thyself will preserve thee from vanity.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

We are all as God made us and frequently much worse.

Be temperate in your drinking, remembering that too much wine cannot keep either a secret or a promise.