He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful

Virtue, thou in rags, may challenge more than vice set off with all the trim of greatness.

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.

Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.

Gold--the picklock that never fails.

Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome.

The over curious are not over wise.