Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.
Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man.
We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.
All excess is ill; but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous, and mad.
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.