... frugality makes a poor man rich.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

A great step toward independence is a good-humoured stomach.

That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away.

All my life I have been seeking to climb out of the pit of my besetting sins and I cannot do it and I never will unless a hand is let down to draw me up.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none