Custom is almost a second nature.
Time is the wisest of all counselors.
As small letters hurt the sight, so do small matters him that is too much intent upon them; they vex and stir up anger, which begets an evil habit in him in reference to greater affairs.
That we may consult concerning others, and not others concerning us.
Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
If any man think it a small matter, or of mean concernment, to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it is a point to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.