When a person has no need to borrow they find multitudes willing to lend.

It has been remarked that almost every character which has excited either attention or pity has owed part of its success to merit, and part to a happy concurrence of circumstances in its favor. Had Caesar or Cromwell exchanged countries, the one might have been a sergeant and the other an exciseman.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.

As boys should be educated with temperance, so the first greatest lesson that should be taught them is to admire frugality. It is by the exercise of this virtue alone they can ever expect to be useful members of society.

And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.

While selfishness joins hands with no one of the virtues, benevolence is allied to them all.