Death, which hateth and destroyeth a man, is believed; God, which hath made him and loves him, is always deferred.

Never spend anything before thou have it; for borrowing is the canker and death of every man's estate.

The difference between a rich man and a poor man is this--the former eats when he pleases, and the latter when he can get it.

Whoso taketh in hand to govern a multitude, either by way of liberty or principality, and cannot assure himself of those persons that are enemies to that enterprise, doth frame a state of short perseverance.

Be advised what thou dost discourse of, and what thou maintainest whether touching religion, state, or vanity; for if thou err in the first, thou shalt be accounted profane; if in the second, dangerous; if in the third, indiscreet and foolish.

'Tis a sharp medicine, but it will cure all that ails you.

The useful type of successful teacher is one whose main interest is the children, not the subject.