I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.

All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

When you fly from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address. Where there's smoke there's fire.

I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.