Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom.

He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.

All men will be Peters in their bragging tongue, and most men will be Peters in their base denial; but few men will be Peters in their quick repentance.

Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all to pieces.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

The boundary of man is moderation. When once we pass that pale our guardian angel quits his charge of us.