Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand.
Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.
The only fountain in the wilderness of life, where man drinks of water totally unmixed with bitterness, is that which gushes for him in the calm and shady recess of domestic life.
It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.