Money has never yet made anyone rich.

The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.

I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives.

He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.

You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall.

Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement.