Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in ill humor.

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!

The Nature of Familiar Letters, written, as it were, to the Moment, while the Heart is agitated by Hopes and Fears, on Events undecided, must plead an Excuse for the Bulk of a Collection of this Kind. Mere Facts and Characters might be comprised in a much smaller Compass: But, would they be equally interesting?

The first step in achieving prosperity and wealth is learning to appreciate what you already have.

Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Those who have least to do are generally the most busy people in the world.