The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

Religion itself is nothing else but Love to God and Man. He that lives in Love lives in God, says the Beloved Disciple: And to be sure a Man can live no where better.

And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care.

To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.

Never esteem people (including yourself) more because they have money, nor think less of anyone (including yourself) because they lack it. Virtue is the only just reason for respecting anyone, lack of virtue the only reason for holding anyone in low regard.