There is nothing of which we are apt to be so lavish as of time, and about which we ought to be more solicitous; since without it we can do nothing in this world.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious].

In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers.

Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular.

Sense shines with double lustre when set in humility.