Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.

Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding.

What is good only because it pleases cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please.

All to whom want is terrible, upon whatever principle, ought to think themselves obliged to learn the sage maxims of our parsimonious ancestors, and attain the salutary arts of contracting expense; for without economy none can be rich, and with it few can be poor.

Prejudice is a great time-saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. Prejudice not being founded on reason cannot be removed by argument.

Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.

A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one.