A man may go to heaven with half the pains it cost him to purchase hell.

It is admirably remarked, by a most excellent writer, that zeal can no more hurry a man to act in direct opposition to itself than a rapid stream can carry a boat against its own current.

Prudence is a duty which we owe ourselves, and if we will be so much our own enemies as to neglect it, we are not to wonder if the world is deficient in discharging their duty to us; for when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others too often are apt to build upon it.

A good man therefore is a standing lesson to us all.

Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.

There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man--the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches, the other the prospect of leaving what he has already acquired.

Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates

Never trust the man who has reason to suspect that you know he has injured you

Considering the unforeseen events of this world, we should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair.