He that would live clear of envy must lay his finger on his mouth, and keep his hand out of the ink-pot.

Riches are gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief. The cares of riches lie heavier upon a good man than the inconveniences of an honest poverty.

Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils.

The lowest boor may laugh on being tickled, but a man must have intelligence to be amused by wit.

A body may well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream; but the less he heed them the better.

Some read books only with a view to find fault, while others read only to be taught; the former are like venomous spiders, extracting a poisonous quality, where the latter, like the bees, sip out a sweet and profitable juice.

It is a way of calling a man a fool when no attention is given to what he says.