How many would die did not hope sustain them.
Reason and right give the quickest despatch.
Gold is the fool's curtain, which hides all his defects from the world.
In business, three things are necessary: knowledge, temper, and time.
There is no one subsists by himself alone.
Time is like a ship which never anchors; while I am on board, I had better do those things that may profit me at my landing, than practice such as shall cause my commitment when I come ashore.