Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him. Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.

Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man.

Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent; for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.

Eat... to live, and do not live to eat.

It is safer to learn than teach; and who conceals his opinion has nothing to answer for.

Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue