Wine hath drowned more men than the sea.

Thou oughtest to be nice, even to Superstition, in keeping thy Promises; and therefore thou shouldst be equally cautious in making them.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.