The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error.
Golden roofs break men's rest.
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
The shortest road to wealth lies in the contempt of wealth.
Retire into yourself as much as possible. Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those whom you are capable of improving. The process is a mutual one. People learn as they teach.
The acquisition of riches has been to many not an end to their miseries, but a change in them: The fault is not in the riches, but the disposition.