Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
Men who marry wives very much superior to themselves are not so truly husbands to their wives as they are unawares made slaves to their position.
I had rather men should ask why my statue is not set up, than why it is.
Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.
Real excellence, indeed, is most recognized when most openly looked into.
What sort of tree is there which will not, if neglected, grow crooked and unfruitful; what but Will, if rightly ordered, prove productive and bring its fruit to maturity? What strength of body is there which will not lose its vigor and fall to decay by laziness, nice usage, and debauchery?