A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.

The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.

Where wealth and freedom reign contentment fails, And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.

Both wit and understanding are trifles without integrity.

The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentleman bees in a concatenation accordingly.

All the bloomy flush of life is fled.