Mules and human jackasses are proverbially stubborn.

Punctuality is the sole of business.

Some people have a perfect genius for doing nothing, and doing it assiduously.

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.

Vanity is not half a bad principle, if it will but stick to legitimate business.

The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful; but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.

A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not knowing what he does.